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
  • The infection spreads when diseased black-legged ticks, often in their young, nymph state, bite unlucky hosts, including humans.
    — Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Measles spreads through the air and through respiratory droplets, like those released when someone sneezes.
    — Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • Modern facilities can use closed-loop cooling, where water circulates through the system rather than being continually consumed and discharged.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Russell tends to stay in the kitchen while Yvette circulates through the room.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulates
Verb
  • The sergeant gets out, walks into the street, leans over to pick up the small creature, and moves it out of danger.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Once word gets out, nabbing center-orchestra seats (already going for over $300 apiece at press time) might feel like a minor miracle.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets out
Verb
  • Check out the whole vision when her latest album, Wor$t Man in America, comes out December 4.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Most natural gas comes out of the ground as a cocktail of methane and CO2.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of comes out
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