as in spreads
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Recent Examples of gets about
In an average year, San Antonio gets about 32 inches of rainfall.
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Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
The Phoenix Open winner this week gets about 59 points.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Smithsonian gets about two-thirds of its funding, about $1 billion, from the federal government.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026
Our newsletter is emailed to about 6,000 people a week and our website gets about 39,000 visitors a month, not huge in the world of internet news.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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.
—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 latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The series gets about half of its audience from streaming, based on data from its first season (including the fourth quarter of 2024) and early episodes of season two.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
The Phoenix Open winner this week gets about 59 points.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Smithsonian gets about two-thirds of its funding, about $1 billion, from the federal government.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026
Our newsletter is emailed to about 6,000 people a week and our website gets about 39,000 visitors a month, not huge in the world of internet news.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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.
—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 latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The series gets about half of its audience from streaming, based on data from its first season (including the fourth quarter of 2024) and early episodes of season two.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets about
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Whereas the initial narrowband signal might have a strong power across just a few frequencies, the smearing spreads that power across more frequencies, reducing the strength of the signal.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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War spreads in the Middle East, a coaching legend dies, and several incumbents face tough primaries.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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His hymn to Aten is an exercise in majesty, an ode not just to the sun but to the expanses in which our solar system circulates.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ukrainian humor circulates from grassroots social media to government offices, to business sites.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the initial script, Becket gets out of jail with Ruth, who had given birth to their child while he was incarcerated, waiting for him.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Texas leads when government gets out of the way—AI for prosperity, not control.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Much like the chase for a Stanley Cup, only one team comes out of the Olympics satisfied.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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And then the winner of Survivor 50 can take on the king or queen of the bracket to see who comes out on top there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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The cathedral gets around 6 million visitors per year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Shenfield, who hasn’t owned a car since 2021, primarily gets around on foot.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Gets about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20about. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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