gets around

present tense third-person singular of get around
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets around This approach gets around certain plasma confinement challenges faced by tokamaks, which arise from variations in magnetic coil density around the toroidal ring. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025 Per Yahoo Finance , their social media impressions are 40 million+ per month and their website gets around 300,000 visits in a month. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets around
Verb
  • This storied sandwich is served each year at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia; and many have long tried to replicate the recipe, which seemingly masters the perfect ratio of ingredients for classic egg salad.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Focus is difficult and hardly anyone masters the skill.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the Free Speech Coalition said companies might still be liable if a user in a state requiring age verification circumvents geographic targeting with a VPN.
    Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
  • Unfortunately, this entire process circumvents the necessary regulatory and congressional oversight processes.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over time, those stacked up into satellite radio interviews, then Blender magazine spreads, then Fox News spots and eventually phone calls from Universal.
    Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In about 1% of those infected, the disease spreads to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones and other organs.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Airlearn avoids that pitfall by leading each lesson into conversational practice, combining grammar, pronunciation, and context to bridge the gap from recognition to use.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But now at 3-1 on the season, Michigan, who avoids playing both Penn State and Oregon in the regular season, may be able to use it as a jumping-off point to a playoff berth.
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the new fuel cell overcomes this challenge with its lightweight design.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.
    Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
  • With the help of resourceful Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente), Bourne evades capture from the CIA — namely data analyst Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and Deputy Director Ward Abbott (Brian Cox) — while untangling his involvement in the deadly Operation Treadstone.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That quote of Welles throwing monumental shade at Woody Allen, which circulates on social media basically any time Allen does anything?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Today, what circulates fastest are symbols, visual references from global culture that can be adapted to local struggles while remaining instantly recognizable elsewhere.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But nothing beats watching fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, and miracles with Westley/The Man in Black/The Dread Pirate Roberts as your guide.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time dealing with grief due to the loss of her father, the scientist finally escapes and seeks refuge with a mother and her transgender daughter.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Gets around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20around. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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