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gets out

verb

present tense third-person singular of get out

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 The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Video shows Rocky did eventually return to his own yard, and a child holding a blanket can be seen chasing the dog before a woman gets out of a black SUV parked in the road. — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 9 May 2026 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 Texas leads when government gets out of the way—AI for prosperity, not control. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Invent a drinking game to keep guests interested if the game gets out of hand. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026 The secret gets out After a season at Southern Miss in 2019, Faulkner’s big break finally came when Kirby Smart hired him to coach quarterbacks at Georgia — 20 years after the two men first met. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026 Park stages Man-su’s homicide attempts as slapstick set pieces in which our clumsy antihero himself barely gets out alive. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026 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. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025

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When prostate cancer spreads, the most common destination is the bones — particularly the spine, pelvis and ribs.

— Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Funding is also a problem, as the severely degraded local health system in eastern Congo, as well as NGOs, struggles to cope as Ebola spreads in remote rural areas.

— Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026

Definition of spreads

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When his former sister-in-law Rachel Mills (Britt Lower) visits him in prison with new evidence that Matthew might still be alive, David escapes and sets out on a mission to rescue him.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Ginsburg recommends inspecting the plant under bright light so nothing escapes your notice.

— Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Definition of escapes

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If a startup based in Tallinn publishes a blog post, only its employees and a handful of loyal customers will likely see it.

— Alexander Storozhuk, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The company publishes its aircraft EPDs online, allowing customers and other stakeholders to examine emissions generated at different stages of production and operation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of publishes

Verb

Most of the time, though, Crypto is removed gradually as the pool's filtration system continuously circulates and filters the water.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
Convection microwaves combine traditional microwave cooking with a convection fan that circulates hot air around food.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of circulates

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When her best friend’s family suddenly flees under suspicious circumstances, taking her away with them, 10-year-old Lucía gathers her gang to launch a plan inspired by their favorite superheroes.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Definition of flees

Verb

And Cody still comes out before the season starts and takes BP, hooks up the kids with some Nike stuff.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The June jobs report comes out a day earlier due to the July 4 holiday and the weekly unemployment benefits report, which acts as a proxy for layoffs, is also scheduled for release.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

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