gets (away)

Definition of gets (away)next
present tense third-person singular of get (away)

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Verb
  • Among the family is Michael (the ridiculously handsome Regé-Jean Page), Matteo’s cousin-slash-brother (again, long story), who owns a vineyard and with whom Anna immediately gets off on the wrong foot, even though their attraction is also immediate.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Christine Adams Courtesy of Apple TV Lang gets off the train and, once at a safe distance, detonates the explosive.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Austin escapes the clinic through the ceiling and calls Eunice from a cab to the police station.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The moving drama revolves on a young boy, the film’s titular character, who escapes the bombing of his southern Iranian village in which his family is killed.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Gets (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20%28away%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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