GETS ROUND Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

gets round

verb

present tense third-person singular of get round

as in spreads

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

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In July, the US was hit with a wave of explosive diarrhea caused by an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that spreads through food and water tainted with human feces.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
As the outbreak spreads and kills people faster than any other outbreak of the disease in history, a major source of concern for monitoring efforts is miners constantly on the move and in hard-to-reach, unsafe territories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spreads

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Smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980 and no longer naturally circulates, was once one of the world's deadliest diseases.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
As the story circulates online, many are questioning why the Launchpad's crew didn't assist in the rescue, citing international maritime law, which requires all ships to assist people in distress.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of circulates

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The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Video shows Rocky did eventually return to his own yard, and a child holding a blanket can be seen chasing the dog before a woman gets out of a black SUV parked in the road.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 9 May 2026

Definition of gets out

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Everything that comes out of Bret’s mouth is factually true, in a way that is not the case for the character of Robert.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Those limits determine how much material reaches refiners and manufacturers, regardless of how much ore comes out of the ground.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

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