get round

as in to spread
to become known word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel

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Recent Examples on the Web So Russia developed a new network of shippers to get round the restrictions and keep selling to India and China. Tim Lister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 So, will Fitbit implement this before Apple gets round to it (the Cupertino giant is believed to be working on adding this capability to a future Apple Watch)? David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023 Guests get round-trip flights (business class for top suites and intercontinental trips), specialty dining, unlimited beverages including wines and spirits, an in-suite mini-bar, shore excursions at every port, gratuities, a pre-cruise luxury hotel stay, and ground transfers to and from the ship. Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023 The cub was taken to get round-the-clock care. Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2021 This is why young internet-savvy Nigerians have been preparing for the worst by investing in virtual private network (VPN) services, one of the primary ways citizens can get round a national internet shutdown. Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 21 Oct. 2020 But on Monday, as U.S. and Chinese officials met in person in Rome, the U.S. presidency has warned China against helping Russia to avoid or get round its sanctions. Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 Customers also get round-the-clock access to a nutritionist via text message who acts as a concierge for subscriptions. Meimei Fox, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 There’s free parking on site, and clients with full-time memberships get round-the-clock access. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get round
Verb
  • This is especially urgent with a spreading infection.
    Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • With bitcoin flirting with fresh all-time-highs – reflecting both optimism for bitcoin overall as well as continued inflows into spot ETF products – this uptick has spread to other areas of the crypto economy.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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  • In footage shared on TikTok by a concert-goer, which later circulated on X (formerly Twitter), the couple could be seen in matching black attire during the concert, as Lively, 37, wore a wrist full of friendship bracelets and Reynolds, 48, stood closely behind her with his hands on her hips.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Citizen complaints from across Bucks County and a call from the Yardley Borough police chief alerted District Attorney Jennifer Schorn that the video was circulating online.
    Ali Swenson, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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  • Despite being wounded, the sergeant and the other officers chased the suspect and ended up in a shoot-out with him after the gunman got out of his wrecked car and opened fire on the officers, Castro said.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Some people will do anything to get out of their obligations!
    Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • That constitution placed borrowing and taxing limits on many municipalities and counties, which elected leaders in those communities got around by simply creating new units of government with their own taxing and borrowing authority.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
  • However, Bowen later revealed that one of her sons got around to watching her 1996 sports comedy film, Happy Gilmore, after his friend suggested it.
    Emma Kershaw, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024

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“Get round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20round. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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