as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The voters wanted to share the tax money not just with LA County, but with the 88 cities in the county which gets about $94 million.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The majority of adults get about 17 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a day.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The majority of adults get about 17 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a day.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get about
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As word spread on social media, Ozzy Osbourne stopped by.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Malliotakis has a history of spreading misleading information and incendiary lies tying immigrants to crimes, despite data showing immigrants commit crimes at far lower rates than others.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Lower Manhattan, the Fashion Week gossip tends to circulate in voice memos and Instagram DMs.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
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Talk of orbital data centers has circulated for years, largely as a speculative or long-term concept; but now, experts say, there is additional urgency as the AI boom is increasingly dependent on ever more power to support the training and running of energy-hungry AI models.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The other man got out and the men got into a verbal confrontation.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The driver of the car began to reverse and hit a parked car as Officer Cole got out of his vehicle.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Companies can get around those rules by using other wording on their packaging.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Companies can get around those rules by using other wording on their packaging.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Warriors come out of the All-Star break as, effectively, a new team.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Here are 10 celebrity memoirs coming out soon.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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