GETTING ROUND Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

getting round

verb

present participle of get round

as in spreading

to become known word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel

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The bumper is designed to break up any incoming debris particles, spreading the impact energy over a larger area of the wall.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
The attack can also hit both Android and iOS WeChat accounts, spreading itself through phone calls on the app.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of spreading

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The technology allows it to be updated more quickly to match circulating virus strains.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Fans were crushed when the Blue Jackets appeared ready to trade Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Zach Werenski, with reports circulating that Werenski’s future in Columbus was in doubt beyond his current contract.

— Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of circulating

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Gay had also developed an unwelcome habit of getting out in unfortunate ways, notably when he was twice ‘strangled’ down the leg-side and, at Lord’s, attracted a grubber from Mohammad Abbas that smashed into his shin and trapped him palpably LBW.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Billy Ray is getting out ahead of the story, and framing the name change as a reflection of Miley’s place in the pop firmament.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting out

Verb

But there is no question there’s going to be accountability for the corruption, for the excess, for the abuse of power that has existed coming out of this White House.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Aaron Donald, one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Rams in hopes of winning another Super Bowl title.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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