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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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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
Driving over, Shapiro parked half a block from officers and got out.
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Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Left untreated, infestations can quickly get out of control and be difficult to manage.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
His first step toward getting out involved studying—hard.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
The teenager eventually got out of the vehicle and ran before being detained by an officer shortly after.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
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Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Left untreated, infestations can quickly get out of control and be difficult to manage.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
His first step toward getting out involved studying—hard.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
The teenager eventually got out of the vehicle and ran before being detained by an officer shortly after.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Austin Abrams stars as a scuba diver who, while searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) body, gets swallowed and must find a way to escape.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Set in 1977, during Brazil’s military dictatorship, the thriller details Armando and his son in their efforts to escape the country in the midst of political turmoil.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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And in a scientific article that was just published in late 2025, it was incidentally caught during a recreational fishing trip off the coast of northwestern Africa.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 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,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two members of the Coordination Framework confirmed to The Associated Press having received the message, a copy of which was circulated widely on social media.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne circulated Standing in the Doorway as nine revelatory installments of a Dylan Lockdown Series, and for her, too, the adventure originated in Rough and Rowdy Ways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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No one was injured, and the suspects fled before deputies arrived.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Other offenses include fleeing from police, escaping from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center, theft, trespassing and giving police a false name.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Once printed, the bill still needs to go through committee before receiving a vote on the Senate floor.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of publications have printed lengthy editorials on the eventuality of job decimation.—
Zack Kass,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some of the city's narrow streets fell victim to the aggressive snow totals, leaving residents with little wiggle room to get around it.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perez cuts costs by getting around on an electric bike to help him save money.—
Alvaro Acosta,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is like ignoring weather conditions when flying an airplane.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Narcotraffickers have recruited a number of couriers to fly to Miami and other cities to set up phony businesses with corporate bank accounts, authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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