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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
This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets out
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Another cold front sweeping down from Canada will drop already moderate temperatures 10-20 degrees across parts of the Midwest this week before its grip spreads across the Northeast, forecasters say.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Transmitted by bites, scratches, or even just by getting a drop of infected blood in one's system, the virus spreads rapidly, effectively collapsing society.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pete escapes into the snowy woods, but Lambert tracks him down and ties him up.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kafka always escapes interpretation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Forbes publishes a variety of rankings, including the best employers and the richest people.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Today, Vintage publishes the trade paperback edition.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bacterium Yersinia pestis still circulates globally.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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Pascal would star as a corrupt cop who flees 1930s Los Angeles for Mexico with his lover, played by Danny Ramirez.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Peacemaker flees back into the QUC and alternate Peacemaker follows.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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And what comes out could reshape the sector in powerful ways, directing scarce time and talent to what matters most.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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So, the album comes out next Friday.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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At altitudes of 20 to 100 kilometers (12 to 62 miles), the DF-17 flies below the reach of most midcourse missile defence systems, which usually operate above 100 kilometers (62 miles).—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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China views President Lai as a campaigner for Taiwanese independence, a stance that flies in the face of Beijing's belief that Taiwan should be under its control.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some of those, err, parts are on display in the finished film, including in one scene where Tatum gets caught bathing in the toy store by a manager (Peter Dinklage) and then runs away fully nude.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Andor runs away to the synagogue his family had attended before the war, but finds no fulfillment there, either.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Gets out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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