get out

verb

Definition of get outnext
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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3
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 Stroll around the wharf and its eclectic businesses, or get out on the water with whale watching expeditions, sailing cruises, fishing and lobstering tours, and day trips and ferry rides to explore Casco Bay and its stunning islands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026 Chavez lived in San Jose in the 1950s and started his organizing in the city, helping get out the vote among Latino residents. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 But the first step is to…get out a stand mixer and whip butter? — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026 Titan did eventually get out of FedEx and now shares a home with his new roomie, Duncan's dog Truce. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
  1. spread
  2. escape
  3. publish
  4. circulate
  5. flee
  6. print
  7. get around
  8. fly
Verb
  • Military firefighters in Sierra Oeste, Spain battled to contain flames as a wildfire spread overnight.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • The Kansas City Royals cannot escape the injury bug this season.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • Instead, forecasters are monitoring a recurrent coronal hole, an area where the sun’s magnetic field opens into space and allows faster solar wind to escape.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Tim Bakken, speaking to dozens of colleagues at a faculty meeting, argued that none of them should be forced to seek approval before publishing papers or giving speeches, as a policy unveiled that day would require.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 26 July 2026
  • In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said.
    — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Madison police do have dashboard cameras, and there are multiple bystander videos circulating of the incident, Lehr says.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 July 2026
  • As footage of the incident circulates on social media, Patterson said the footage is just one perspective of the encounter.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of circulate
Verb
  • More broadly, Iran’s attacks have also punctured confidence and security in the Gulf, disrupting tourism and air travel in a key global transport node, and prompting some expats to flee.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Lassally was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1932 to a Jewish family that later had to flee to the Netherlands with the rise of Nazi Germany.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of flee
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  • Harvey’s arrest prompted the LAPD and the FBI to coordinate their investigations, revealing that Harvey and Abraham conspired to print the shipping labels using equipment and a UPS account associated with Abraham and Coolkicks.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
  • The issues were printed on recycled paper, and because the house in Stromness flanked the port’s harbor, the constant wetness had slightly curled their pages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of print
Verb
  • That loophole allows companies to get around the regulations for human use, and customers to avoid a conversation with a health-care provider.
    — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • But there's no getting around the near-five-year-old entry-level GPU at its core.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of get around
Verb
  • The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But this didn’t last long with the flying McLarens behind him.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026
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