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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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
Authorities said the passenger was able to take the keys out of the ignition and stabbed the suspect in the face with what appeared to be a metal fork until the suspect got out of the vehicle.
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Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
When Mahmood got out, the other passengers followed him.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Even so, Hollander said she’s been unable to get out from under the downcoding program entirely.
—Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Carrie Ann even got out of her seat.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
When Mahmood got out, the other passengers followed him.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Even so, Hollander said she’s been unable to get out from under the downcoding program entirely.
—Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Carrie Ann even got out of her seat.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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These swells are expected to spread toward the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas tonight and on Saturday.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
11 Oct. 2025
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Plans aren’t finalized — a petition circulating among lawmakers still needs the signatures of two-thirds of members in the House and Senate — but momentum is firmly on the side of reconvening in Topeka next month.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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Since the start of the ceasefire, videos of extrajudicial killings by Hamas in public squares began circulating online.—
Jennifer Griffin , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Madagascar’s president has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition and other officials said on Monday, the second time that young protesters have toppled a government in weeks of worldwide Gen Z unrest.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Poladi said the story goes that Wright was upset that Topps printed a mention of his daughter on the back of his card that year and would only sign cards made by Fleer, a major competitor.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte is designed to 3D print an entire 2,150-sq-ft home in just one day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Detroiters can take advantage of free rides to the polls on Election Day, thanks to the the Detroit Department of Transportation attempting to help get around transportation barriers to voters without their own mode of transit.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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There’s very little by way of public transportation in Florida which means drivers have no good way to get around except by car.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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What has lived as a secret sauce inside Carlyle for more than a decade might now inform policymakers flying blind.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Southwest passengers can already fly nonstop to 41 cities, according to the MCI airport website.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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