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as in spreads
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance
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as in publishes
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
a romance novelist who got a new book out every year
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Recent Examples of gets out
Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda gets out of a Tesla Motor’s Roadster electric car with Tesla Motors Chief Exective Officer Elon Musk (behind car) upon their arrival at a news conference in Tokyo November 12, 2010.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets out
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Visual aura is likely caused by a wave of electrical and chemical activity that spreads across the brain.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Leaming said there may be broader implications if this plan works, and the pattern spreads.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fringilla escapes her captors, weaker but no less determined, and rescues Istredd from his cell.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The league publishes an injury report every hour, and teams are required to disclose statuses of players within certain windows of time before their next game.—
Tim Reynolds,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Similar alarms are ringing for ocean currents, where freshwater ice melt is slowing down a major marine highway that circulates heat, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC.—
Alexandra A Phillips,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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Once the washing is done, the drying system circulates warm air – 110 °F (43 °C) – through carpet fibers, drying up to 400 sq ft of carpet in around two hours.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Players take on the role of Enzo Favaro, a miner who survives a tunnel collapse and flees the pit after insubordinately attacking a cruel underboss.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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The chances of winning the top prizes are astronomically low because the company prints billions of game pieces but only releases a handful of key winning ones.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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His paternal grandma prints the flyers and helps get the word out, while his mom’s mom makes the costumes.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Heather and Whitney hang out in their room, Whitney points out that anytime Lisa’s mad at someone, information on that person subsequently comes out.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Get more East Valley news straight into your email inbox by signing up for our free weekly East Valley Newsletter, which comes out on Wednesdays.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The flag of the Wilton Rancheria now flies alongside Elk Grove’s city flag in what leaders said is a historic moment for both city and tribe.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Taurid meteor shower blooms when Earth flies through debris left behind by Comet 2P/Encke.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Gets out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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