gets about

present tense third-person singular of get about

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets about Amazon passed Microsoft in 2017 and now gets about three times as many approvals. — Marshall Ritzel,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 The hospital gets about 700 trauma patients each year and, of those, about 70 need to be flown to the mainland, CEO Tim Kielpinski told The Times in an interview. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, the house only gets about 15 minutes of screen time as the Owens women swap the cozy setting for the beautiful England countryside. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 The town gets about 41% of its water from the Colorado River, and will lose 20% of that allocation under the upcoming cuts. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Anthropic — which gets about 80% of its $30 billion run-rate from enterprise use — saw inference margins climb from 38% to over 70% during 2026 due to the popularity of Claude Code, according to SemiAnalysis. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 During the summer, the organization gets about 30 to 35 students for its summer tutoring program, which is scheduled to start on July 1. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 For now, Space Florida gets about $17 million a year for operational budget but limited funds for infrastructure investment. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 But the average American gets about 14 — and nutritionists have been sounding the alarm for years. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets about
Verb
  • The announcement comes as opposition to data centers spreads across the US, in response to massive projects that have begun development and construction, frequently with little or no input from local residents.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In the morning, just as dawn’s light spreads across the island, Lea McCauley finally closes her eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Modern facilities can use closed-loop cooling, where water circulates through the system rather than being continually consumed and discharged.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Russell tends to stay in the kitchen while Yvette circulates through the room.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The sergeant gets out, walks into the street, leans over to pick up the small creature, and moves it out of danger.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Once word gets out, nabbing center-orchestra seats (already going for over $300 apiece at press time) might feel like a minor miracle.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Check out the whole vision when her latest album, Wor$t Man in America, comes out December 4.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Most natural gas comes out of the ground as a cocktail of methane and CO2.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As a global chief, Daunt gets around by subway and other unkingly conveyances.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the film, Llínas gets around, both literally and thematically.
    — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Gets about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20about. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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