GET ABOUT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get about

verb

Definition of get about

as in to spread

to become known it got about that the company was having financial difficulties

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Recent Examples of get about The two were the top finishers in the three-candidate August primary, with Peña getting about 47% and Moore about 29% of the vote. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 The rest of the islands were forecast to get about 1 to 3 inches with 6 inches at most and could see isolated flooding. — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2026 Though only about 1,900 signatures are needed, volunteers are aiming to get about 2,500. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Physical activity Teens should get about 60 minutes of physical activity most days. — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get about

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Infrastructure on this scale needs a dedicated body that can keep pace with the technology and draw on the expertise already spread across existing agencies.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Nigeria’s health minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, said authorities had found no evidence that the virus had spread into communities.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spread

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Afusia, a 5-foot-11, 265-pound junior lineman, sure looked quick getting out in front of Fields on his long touchdown run.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
All workers got out safely and were accounted for without any injuries, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said in a Facebook video.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of get out

Verb

That suit alleges Ticketmaster knowingly let brokers use thousands of accounts to get around ticket limits, then profited when those tickets were resold on its own marketplace.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
And Troy says Trump is using that power in a distinctive way — and not to just get around congressional gridlock.

— Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of get around

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Believe it or not, there was once an open question about whether the money to pay college athletes would come out of the pocket of their million-dollar coaches.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
But the trolls really come out of the woodwork when that hunter happens to be a country music star.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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