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as in masters
to achieve a victory over
somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles
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as in circumvents
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state
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as in spreads
to become known
word of the discovery of gold quickly got around
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as in avoids
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract
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Recent Examples of gets around
The cathedral gets around 6 million visitors per year.
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ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Shenfield, who hasn’t owned a car since 2021, primarily gets around on foot.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Soon enough, word gets around that a mysterious missile has been launched from the Pacific Ocean and the realization of the consequences set in, especially when it’s determined that the thing is hitting a city in a matter of 18 minutes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
This approach gets around certain plasma confinement challenges faced by tokamaks, which arise from variations in magnetic coil density around the toroidal ring.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Per Yahoo Finance , their social media impressions are 40 million+ per month and their website gets around 300,000 visits in a month.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Shenfield, who hasn’t owned a car since 2021, primarily gets around on foot.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Soon enough, word gets around that a mysterious missile has been launched from the Pacific Ocean and the realization of the consequences set in, especially when it’s determined that the thing is hitting a city in a matter of 18 minutes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
This approach gets around certain plasma confinement challenges faced by tokamaks, which arise from variations in magnetic coil density around the toroidal ring.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Per Yahoo Finance , their social media impressions are 40 million+ per month and their website gets around 300,000 visits in a month.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets around
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The future belongs to the developer who masters the ability to break down human expertise into reusable agent skills.—
Mohith Shrivastava,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kravitz masters the concept of blending genres, mixing crystal light fixtures and an exceptionally rare $45,000 leather panel bed with artisanal pieces and textures in his bedding and rugs.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
Emma Ross-Thomas,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Comfort spreads as the fertile Moon blesses your home zone and sextiles therapeutic Chiron in your 6th House of Sustainability.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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While most crabgrass spreads by seed, some species root by creeping stems, or stolons, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Rather than intervene on the distressed woman’s behalf, everyone else avoids eye contact, keeping their faces glued to their phones — including our ashamed hero, who’s about to get a call that will put him face to face with the possibility of fatherhood himself.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI’s paper conspicuously avoids specifying a corporate tax rate, a diplomatic omission that suggests the company knows where the political land mines are buried.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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This overcomes a key limitation in the field, and could help improve technologies that use sunlight to produce clean fuels and chemicals.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Leo consistently overcomes challenges such as low light, rapid movement, and split second moments to produce sharp, compelling images.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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There's no need to turn food grilled indirectly because the air circulates around the steaks like an oven.—
Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the domed lid traps and circulates steam for maximum rise and flavor, while the low-profile base ensures even browning and a golden, crispy crust.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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South Korea has seen other high-profile zoo escapes in recent years, including a zebra that was found wandering the streets of Seoul for several hours in 2023 before being caught.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Abdul escapes with the help of a motorcycle gang.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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