1
as in spreading
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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2
as in escaping
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 publishing
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 getting out
After getting out to a 4-0 start to the season and looking like one of the most dangerous contenders in all of football, the Buffalo Bills have dropped their last two games.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
It can be used for a number of emergency situations, like getting out of a car that’s submerged in water, or escaping a vehicle fire.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
To optimize for this strategic interest, some GPs are getting out in front of potential roadblocks to exit, proactively reviewing and addressing qualitative portfolio-company issues such as shifting management team dynamics, regulatory impacts, and potential effects of tariffs.
—Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the investor meeting, Sandeep Seth, chief growth officer and president, said the exercise of redefining the target market opens the company’s brands to focus specifically on consumer opportunities, like women just getting out of school.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Preliminary data a few weeks into the school year shows flat enrollment, but the project’s supporters say word about it is just getting out.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
That can be getting out earlier, that can be coming from the bench.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
It can be used for a number of emergency situations, like getting out of a car that’s submerged in water, or escaping a vehicle fire.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
To optimize for this strategic interest, some GPs are getting out in front of potential roadblocks to exit, proactively reviewing and addressing qualitative portfolio-company issues such as shifting management team dynamics, regulatory impacts, and potential effects of tariffs.
—Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the investor meeting, Sandeep Seth, chief growth officer and president, said the exercise of redefining the target market opens the company’s brands to focus specifically on consumer opportunities, like women just getting out of school.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Preliminary data a few weeks into the school year shows flat enrollment, but the project’s supporters say word about it is just getting out.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
That can be getting out earlier, that can be coming from the bench.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting out
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As portfolio manager on the iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV), Becker is making the case for spreading allocations out to governments around the globe.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even Swift’s mom, Andrea, got her close-up, bracelet stack and all, while spreading the friendship at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles took Game 1 last night after escaping a bases loaded jam in the 9th inning.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Authorities added that the suspect also attempted to stab a fourth person before escaping.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek said that the number of creators publishing videos on Spotify had grown by more than 50% year-on-year.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The whoosh of blood circulating around my skull.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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But word of Gaga’s casting spread when photos of her on set began circulating.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The attackers fatally stabbed one of the men and seriously injured the other before fleeing.—
Phillipe Vieira,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2002, Argentina abandoned the convertibility system, and the peso collapsed as the BCRA reflated the money supply by printing pesos.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Happening upon two coworkers in this modern revisit, the actor shares a new memo — HP has fixed printer frustrations once and for all with the launch of the HP All-In Plan, an all-inclusive service that simplifies printing from top to bottom.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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After coming out of the locker room at halftime, Johnson stopped for an interview with NFL on CBS sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Video on social media showed a drink coming out of the gallery and hitting McIlroy’s wife in her hat, sparking more anger from the Northern Irishman.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The sight of a prone Warner fitted for an air cast seemed to deflate the 49ers, who couldn’t keep the impressive Bucs (5-1) from running away.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Getting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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