as in circulating
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Recent Examples of getting about
Southern skies are predicted to get up to 60 meteors per hour, with the north getting about half that number.
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Florida alone is getting about $100 million, and officials in Tennessee are wrapping up a project adding 125 parking spaces along Interstate 40.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Most people benefit from getting about 20-35% of their calories from fat.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Oct. 2025
Had the old formula been followed, residents would be getting about $3,800 each.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Florida alone is getting about $100 million, and officials in Tennessee are wrapping up a project adding 125 parking spaces along Interstate 40.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Most people benefit from getting about 20-35% of their calories from fat.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Oct. 2025
Had the old formula been followed, residents would be getting about $3,800 each.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting about
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The Ebola strain currently circulating doesn’t respond to the vaccine or the antibody treatment that were developed for a different version of the virus, which caused a years-long outbreak a decade ago, killing more than eleven thousand people.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging nearby buildings and smashing more than a dozen vehicles parked along the road, according to witnesses and images circulating on social media.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Speaking of spreading the floor, Wembanyama has 20 more 3-point field goals at the end of his third season than all-time NBA 3-point leader Stephen Curry.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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When someone dies of Ebola, their body continues to be highly contagious for seven or so days, with the virus spreading through bodily fluids.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Radimak was accused of getting out of his car and assaulting her and a 35-year-old woman before fleeing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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With fuel costs rising and bond yields moving up in response, the Fed is in a tough spot because these inflationary signals indicate the central bank needs to hold, if not raise rates, to keep the inflation from getting out of hand once again.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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What’s that goopy white effulgence coming out of that girl—ectoplasm?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The tight timeline puts a lot of pressure on the Artemis III lander testing mission, as well as the uncrewed tests proposed for SpaceX and Blue Origin, with funding for the latter coming out of the companies’ own pockets.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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There’s no getting around it… weddings can cost a lot of money.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Of course, there is no getting around beans' reputation as the musical fruit.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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“Getting about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20about. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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