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
At the end of their candidacies, Bonds and Clemens — who were never suspended for steroid use — got about two-thirds of the writers’ support.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The closest contest was Festa Italiana, which got about 65% of the vote vs. Greek Fest's 35%.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Los Angeles renters get about 439 square feet for the same price.
—Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
Kansas is expected to get about $811 million from that fund.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The closest contest was Festa Italiana, which got about 65% of the vote vs. Greek Fest's 35%.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Los Angeles renters get about 439 square feet for the same price.
—Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
Kansas is expected to get about $811 million from that fund.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get about
Verb
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Things can get worse when the tumors spread inside the body like to the lungs, liver, kidneys and lymph nodes.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the 13-second cut of video that is circulating, Barghouti, 66, tries to respond but is unable to interject.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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But both annual shots help protect against the worst effects of whatever influenza strain is circulating and causing disease.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Got two outs in the in the sixth; just couldn’t get out of it.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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This causes the heart to beat quickly and get out of rhythm.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There is no getting around this statistic: last year was the deadliest year for humanitarians on record with 383 killed.—
Cindy McCain,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The start of his career has been disappointing; there’s no getting around that.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20about. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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