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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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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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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
What makes the film so poignant is that Iwerks essentially gets out of the way.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
They’re invited to put on their sneakers and get out there.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Committing a cold-blooded murder of a middle-class white woman in broad daylight who tried to get out of their way.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Senate District 9 candidates are encouraging their supporters to get out and vote early, as winter weather casts a cloud over a race where voter turnout is already pivotal.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated January 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
They’re invited to put on their sneakers and get out there.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Committing a cold-blooded murder of a middle-class white woman in broad daylight who tried to get out of their way.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Senate District 9 candidates are encouraging their supporters to get out and vote early, as winter weather casts a cloud over a race where voter turnout is already pivotal.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated January 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 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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Julian Barnes wrote about the idea in a short story, ‘The Silence,’ published in 2004.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Another study published last year in the World Journal of Pediatrics found that the long-term effects of melatonin on children are simply unknown, despite skyrocketing use in pediatric populations globally.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The contemporary influencer uses digital tools, but the underlying logic and space is familiar –the home, community, credibility, and peer-to-peer exchange remain central to how products circulate and how value is created.—
Paula de la Cruz,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The dramatic sequence unfolded Wednesday afternoon near Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street, in the shadow of Highway 87, and drew widespread attention after videos circulated showing the suspect on the ground and being struck by a trailing police vehicle as gunshots rang out.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
23 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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Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, as well as local taxis, run throughout Delray Beach and are often the easiest way to get around, especially late at night.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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For them, the remoteness, as well as the wintry weather that makes getting around a slippery, sloshy ordeal, enrich the experience.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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This result shows the particles do not have a single location while flying through the apparatus.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Peppa and her friends may not be flying around in super suits, traveling through an enchanted world, or saving the neighborhood from a greedy mayor, but their everyday adventures are just as relevant.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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