gets about

present tense third-person singular of get about

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets about Applied Materials gets about 25% of its sales in China. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 And increased audiences would mean higher ad rates, which would help pay for the show (the TV Academy gets about $8 million a year for its license fee, split among the four networks). Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 Starlink gets about $9 million for 5,400 locations. PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025 China gets about 20 percent of its soybeans from the United States. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025 Midland Care, a nonprofit organization in Topeka, gets about $9,000 a month for dual-eligible patients and about $7,000 for Medicaid-only patients, said Shawn Sullivan, Midland’s CEO. Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets about
Verb
  • Its living space spreads across three floors, all accessed by a central staircase.
    Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The disease spreads in koala populations through reproduction and social behavior connected to mating.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bacterium Yersinia pestis still circulates globally.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Money velocity—the rate at which money circulates through the economy—remains stuck near historic lows, about 20% below pre-pandemic levels, according to my firm’s recent research highlight, which dives more deeply into data analysis on this subject.
    Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The problem comes when inflation gets out of hand — when average prices go up faster than average wages are going up.
    Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Watching or listening to a case unfold, and then feeling that relief when the truth comes out or justice is served.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The album is due in October, a month before yet another album Duterte produced comes out (this one is by Australian singer-songwriter Hatchie).
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Gets about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20about. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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