got around

past tense of get around
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of got around Irving got around a would-be tackler and shed three more on his way to a 22-yard gain. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The 25-year-old from Sweden got around in 72 shots which left him 12 shots under and tied for 20th. Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 The show focused on parts of Harris' Hannibal novel and spent its last arc adapting Harris' Red Dragon, but never got around to the author’s most famous Hannibal Lecter story, The Silence of the Lambs. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025 And by the time the city got around to planning for big improvements in the 1980s, the park was shut down by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025 When word got around to Judge, the Yankees' superstar fired a message right back at Boone, indicating a lot of disconnect between the Captain and his manager. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got around
Verb
  • In a stunner, Hollis defeated Morgan Pope to win Part 3 of the three-part HOH competition.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Viktor Hovland, who had defeated Henley and Scheffler alongside teammate Robert MacIntyre with a 1-up score, was ruled out of the four-ball due to a neck injury.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The league could void the Clippers-Leonard contract and order the forfeiture of first-round picks, a penalty experienced by the Minnesota Timberwolves when they were found to have circumvented the cap to sign Joe Smith.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Had to wrap their minds around the bombshell from podcaster/investigative reporter Pablo Torre laying out allegations that team owner Steve Ballmer might have circumvented NBA salary cap rules by funding a $28 million no-show endorsement deal for Kawhi Leonard.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement That has helped save tens of millions of lives, contributed to a reduction by half of mortality rates of children under five, put developing countries on a better economic trajectory, and substantially reduced the chances that infectious diseases emerge and spread.
    Dr. Seth Berkley, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Four responded directly, and at least two others commented on social media, with the vast majority declining to respond to whether Tylenol should be avoided.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The team developed new electrode formulations and a modular electrolyzer architecture that avoided rare catalysts and enabled reactions on cheaper, robust surfaces.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With 2020’s roguelike Hades, Supergiant Games mastered the hypnotic allure of the live-die-repeat cycle by making every attempt have meaning.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Bryant formed one of the elite QB/WR duos with Tony Romo, as the two mastered the back shoulder fade.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nevertheless, Herbert evaded two defenders who converged on him.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Washington could’ve easily recorded more, had Smith not evaded a couple of those pressures.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kimmel's silence following his suspension contrasted with widespread public reaction, including a letter signed by Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand and others—circulated by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—condemning ABC’s response.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The clarification comes after a Daily Beast report circulated over the weekend claiming that Harry had registered Archie at Eton, a boarding school widely expected to welcome Prince George next year.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His peace of mind doesn’t survive the first commute to work, when Alex and Dwayne nearly run over a dirty, barefoot, hysterical boy, Riley (Gage Munroe), who has escaped from TPA.
    Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Cincinnati then escaped with a four-point victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2, despite backup QB Jake Browning tossing three interceptions.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Got around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20around. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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