GETTING ON (TO) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

getting on (to)

verb

present participle of get on (to)

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

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Potential obstacles to realizing this future AI growth — whether that's tight memory supply and high prices, or political backlash to data centers — may come up on the call.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Organizations are realizing that in the age of AI, their data has near-endless potential, and IT leaders are seeking ways to establish stricter governance over how it is shared and used across their infrastructure.

— Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizing

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Lisa is seeing what this experience could be for her, which only emphasized just how bad her current situation on RHOSLC is.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Domagal-Goldman compared Roman’s capabilities to capturing an all-encompassing view of a forest as well as seeing sharp details of its trees, like leaves and birds, all at the same time.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeing

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The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
How marketing teams are evaluating a provider Teams choosing a partner for this work are learning to ask pointed questions instead of accepting a buzzword.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of learning

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What was the difference between knowing abstractly and finding out that your grandfather's grandfather was enslaved?

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Social media reactions to the announcement suggest that some users are only now finding out that their data was being used for AI training.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of finding out

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