1
as in to spread
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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2
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance
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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
a romance novelist who got a new book out every year
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Recent Examples of get out
The Wild killed both penalties, then took their first lead just seconds after Boldy got out of the box when McCarron zipped a shot past Oettinger on the blocker side.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Video shows more officers getting out of the silver sedan as the scooter tips and Ebuehi falls to the ground.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The Raiders couldn’t get out of their own way in many drafts, but also weren’t as fortunate.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
That would be a much more substantial contribution on offense than USC has gotten out its big men the past two seasons.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Video shows more officers getting out of the silver sedan as the scooter tips and Ebuehi falls to the ground.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The Raiders couldn’t get out of their own way in many drafts, but also weren’t as fortunate.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
That would be a much more substantial contribution on offense than USC has gotten out its big men the past two seasons.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
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But a rethink of these strategies could be prompted by what happened on the latest of his 516 appearances for the club, spread over 16 years.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The hood was spreading, forming its cupped oval.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In one version of the script, Alonzo managed to escape, but Washington and Fuqua decided against it.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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To escape North Korea, the Kims would need to evade patrol boats and cross what is known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL) – a tense, disputed maritime boundary between North and South Korea.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Last month, state-run newspaper Economic Daily published a commentary calling for an end to the food delivery price wars.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Mendoza ad will circulate on ESPN and on social media, the executive says – but not for very long.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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The list of third-party sites and services the MCI tool is tracking was widely circulated internally and discussed on chat boards after a member of the Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL, sent a memo intended to assuage concerns about worker surveillance and privacy.—
Lora Kolodny,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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The victim told officers that after the shooting occurred, an unknown male approached him and took his gun and fled the scene in a black pick-up truck.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Sudan last week entered a fourth year of war that, in addition to killing 59,000 people, has forced 13 million to flee their homes.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Gully said some exhibitors still treat their marketing as nothing more than printing movie times in the local paper.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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See our top athletes from the prep schools 2025-26 season, and print your own copy of the PDF below.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its lawyers, however, stated in internal memos obtained by the New York Times that nonresident foreign nationals could have used third-party payment platforms to get around its safeguards and make donations — possibly contradicting the firm’s statements to Congress.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the filmmakers get around that by focusing on his early career, ending with the 1988 Bad World Tour concert in London, years before allegations first surfaced.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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For so long this season, Arsenal were flying high at the summit of the division and looked destined to end their 22-year wait for the title.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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There are flying cars held at bay by the power of telekenesis and Park teleporting, as the crew clumsily accept their new ‘hero’ roles and attempt to take on the villains threatening the peace of Haeseong City.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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