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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose promised to meet friends for lunch after that morning's get-together for sales reps
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as in event
a social gathering was invited to a neighborhood get-together in the neighbors' backyard
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as in gather
to come together into one body or place We all have busy schedules, but we try to get together at least once a month.
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as in collect
to bring together in one body or place They got together enough signatures for the petition.
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Recent Examples of get-together
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 There are family get-togethers — and then there’s gathering your entire brood together to make a low-budget horror movie about [checks notes] a family who gets together to make a low-budget horror movie. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Iranians, and is usually celebrated with large parties and get-togethers. —Sarah Ventre, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026 Silva-Soto’s memories are filled with attending birthday parties, going to church and hosting large family get-togethers with these aunts. —Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get-together
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Many of you will respond to competitive get-togethers in sports or other activities. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 There are family get-togethers — and then there’s gathering your entire brood together to make a low-budget horror movie about [checks notes] a family who gets together to make a low-budget horror movie. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Iranians, and is usually celebrated with large parties and get-togethers. —Sarah Ventre, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026 Silva-Soto’s memories are filled with attending birthday parties, going to church and hosting large family get-togethers with these aunts. —Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get-together
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Aurelien Tchouameni, a player already at Real, is also being discussed in United meetings.— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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During their first meeting, at Mar-a-Lago, in 2017, Xi famously learned about American strikes on Syria.— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe today Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore, while Leonie is away preparing for CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event, featuring names like former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin.— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.— Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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Leo spoke during a gathering of top bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq, an Eastern Rite Catholic church whose clerics are in Rome to elect a new patriarch.— Brian Dakss, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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The classic mint tea enjoyed at nearly every social gathering in the North African country.— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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The couple threw an annual holiday party at the Conyers Farm mansion.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jet Linx takes a different approach, hosting Masters parties at its network of private terminals before flying card members into three smaller airports, each about a half-hour’s drive from the course.— Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
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The 19-year-old princess joined her fellow London residents in celebration on May 9, 1945, the day after VE Day.— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The effect is meant to be a celebration of the Sonoran Desert, as well as a cautionary tale about humans' impact on it, said Shaw.— Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
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The birthday bash itself was on a private island right in the heart of Sydney Harbour.— The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
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The members-only bash will be held at PRB’s iconic Modernist residence turned 20th-century design gallery.— Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
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The Royal Family has spent the anniversary carrying out engagements and remembering the late Queen with a series of online tributes, and a reception for 190 guests, including representatives from many of the late Queen’s charities at Buckingham Palace.— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
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King Charles and Queen Camilla will also visit the British Museum to view the final design for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth and will host a reception at Buckingham Palace for representatives from the late Queen’s patronages.— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Get-together.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/get-together. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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