gets round

verb

present tense third-person singular of get round
as in spreads
to become known word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets round
  1. spreads
  2. circulates
  3. gets out
  4. comes out
Verb
  • West Nile virus spreads through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
    — Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But when strange, dangerous things begin to happen to the sleeping clientele, Penny must uncover the mystery before the nightmare spreads beyond the store.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • There are still treatments available when cancer has spread to the bones, including therapeutic radiation, which circulates throughout the body and can help relieve discomfort.
    — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The basket has a chlorine dispenser that can handle 1- and 3-inch tablets to sanitize the water as the S2 circulates around the pool.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulates
Verb
  • 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
Definition of gets out
Verb
  • Those limits determine how much material reaches refiners and manufacturers, regardless of how much ore comes out of the ground.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of comes out
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