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 of get round There were humorous suggestions to get round the problem, such as clitch, but none caught on. David Crystal june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025 The long wheelbase makes getting round corners with high curbs extremely stressful and sometimes impossible to achieve unscathed, particularly with the 22in wheels on my review car. James Morris, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 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
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  • Large media accounts like Pop Crave and Pop Base spread the incident to millions of followers on X, and social media posts have reported that the Astronomer CEO is the man in the video.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
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  • Walnuts, almonds and pistachios constantly circulate the production facility, undergoing more than 16 hours of processing per batch before being shipped out in lightweight tin cans to retailers and consumers.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
  • For days, the message circulated on WhatsApp chats, warning of an imminent attack.
    Jacqueline Charles July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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  • So, just recently, in – in the Midwest, that work by NOAA and the weather forecasting system and the labs helped give information about how to get out of the way of a tornado two hours in advance, not 15 minutes or 13 minutes, but two hours.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2025
  • Fried threw one more pitch, a changeup, to get out of the inning and then showed the Yankees the blister.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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  • Walmart $600 $400 (33% off) Best Buy $600 $400 (33% off) Segway Need a way to get around town quickly?
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
  • But parents can permit younger children to use the tools, and determined kids have been known to find ways to get around technical impediments.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025

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“Get round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20round. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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