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 California’s wealthiest districts get about $2,000 per pupil from state tax dollars; in Connecticut, that number is closer to $4,000. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 While brown anoles can get about 9 inches long at most, Cuban knights can get nearly 20 inches long. — Alex Harris august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Published continuously since World War II, Stars and Stripes gets about half of its funding from the Pentagon and the remainder from advertising and subscriptions. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 The drop has coincided with broader volatility in the AI trade, particularly chip stocks, and a decline in the Korean market, which gets about half its value from SK Hynix and Samsung. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get about

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For measles, populations need vaccination rates of 95 percent or higher to achieve herd immunity—the level of protection required to prevent disease spread.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
Yet the ongoing disruptions from the Iran war, which have pushed up average gas prices more than 7% from just a month ago, threaten to spread through the economy and keep broader inflation stubbornly high.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

That forces health officials to predict well in advance which strains will circulate.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The Shin Bet has since circulated an opinion among security officials, suggesting that the conduct of Netanyahu’s aides did not amount to a national-security threat.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of circulate

Verb

When the friend got sick and vomited, driver Vu Tran pulled over on the side of Route 73 in Orange County and all three got out of the car before Normandin-Parker was hit by traffic.

— Hannah Fingerhut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
But for months our union has asked members to get out there and make some noise in order to save our industry.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of get out

Verb

Two weeks after its short run ended, word got around, and Jaques received an out-of-the blue call from Sky’s then managing director of content (and later CEO of Sky Studios) Gary Davey, inviting him in for a chat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Throughout the film, Llínas gets around, both literally and thematically.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

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