get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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And increased audiences would mean higher ad rates, which would help pay for the show (the TV Academy gets about $8 million a year for its license fee, split among the four networks).
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Starlink gets about $9 million for 5,400 locations.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Generally, children get about 30 shots by 2 years of age.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
On average, districts only get about 1/10 of their annual budget from the federal government, which has no role in setting curriculum in the classroom (despite what some politicians like to imply).
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Starlink gets about $9 million for 5,400 locations.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Generally, children get about 30 shots by 2 years of age.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
On average, districts only get about 1/10 of their annual budget from the federal government, which has no role in setting curriculum in the classroom (despite what some politicians like to imply).
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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