Synonyms for get by
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1. get byverb

   Synonyms:
   make do, get along

2. get byverb

   To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.

   Do you think they can get by on only one salary?

   Synonyms:
   make do, get along

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1. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manageverb

   come to terms with

   "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

   Synonyms:
   wield, take, finagle, discern, bang, screw, vie, handle, recognise, deal, grapple, distinguish, debate, repugn, make love, divvy up, do, jazz, spot, roll in the hay, cut, escape, be intimate, get along, address, fight, lot, pick out, get out, portion out, eff, dole out, make do, compete, plow, bed, do it, consider, superintend, have intercourse, make out, share, manage, struggle, tell apart, supervise, neck, apportion, contest, fill in, administer, treat, parcel out, sell, have it away, sleep with, bring off, dispense, get off, dish out, contend, come, issue, love, argue, hump, get laid, fence, negociate, get away, pull off, allot, have it off, get it on, oversee, sleep together, cover, distribute, write out, carry on, carry off, cope, recognize, bonk, know, wangle, mete out, look at, postulate, have sex, complete, grip, care, fare, lie with, deal out, trade, shell out, have a go at it, conduct, fill out

2. get byverb

   pass or move in front of

   "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

   Synonyms:
   make do, get away, get out, escape, cope, grapple, deal, manage, make out, contend, get off

3. get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb

   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

   "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

   Synonyms:
   scarper, trip out, go out, fly the coop, get off, scat, trip, run away, get around, mail, send, send off, lam, dismount, get down, break away, head for the hills, grapple, bunk, take to the woods, deal, pull, hop out, get out, take out, break, manage, leave, break loose, turn on, make out, miss, bring out, pull out, draw, hightail it, elude, exit, run, contend, cope, make do, escape, light, unhorse, get away, turn tail

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1. Melisa Lai Becker:

   The average person can go into chilly weather and get by without gloves, their fingers would just get a bit cold.

2. Taz Greyling:

   Now, they are going to have to get by on their own, they are going to create panic and insecurity among the population.

3. Jenny Kelly:

   The benefit of living in the city so far outweighed what we would get by moving out to the suburbs.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top, everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion -- so you can do more than just get by -- you can get ahead.

5. Unknown:

   Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.