GETTING AROUND (TO) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

getting around (to)

verb

present participle of get around (to)

as in getting down (to)

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setting up

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Five seconds into the new year, there will be a new song with a video setting up the album.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Euphoria creator Sam Levinson is setting up shop in a new home.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of setting up

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