got out

verb

past tense of get out
1
as in spread
to become known news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

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2
as in escaped
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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3
as in published
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 got out Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 When Bowie got out of the vehicle, with the inert gun and explosive, she was arrested by the FBI. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Multiple suspects got out of the Honda and opened fire, police said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Officer Matt Pesta said the boy got out of the vehicle, leaving the relative in and his sister behind. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Court records show Reynoso parked a short distance away, got out of his vehicle, took cover behind a sign and fired at Negroni Feliciano, striking him in the head and killing him. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Tawa tacked on a sac fly and Vargas doubled to drive in two before San Diego got out of the inning. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Lopez and multiple bullpen arms got out of tough jams to limit the Red Sox 16 baserunners across the first nine innings to just two runs, only one earned. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Harris then got out of the car and pinned Hicks down by the arms, the defense’s filing states. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got out
  1. spread
  2. escaped
  3. published
  4. circulated
  5. fled
  6. printed
  7. came out
  8. ran away
Verb
  • Beyond seeking members' votes, campaigns and the party look to organized labor for help in spreading Democrats' message to voters and getting people to the polls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And alumni are among the college’s best ambassadors for spreading that message, insists Emma Donatille, executive director of the WCC Foundation that has handed out nearly $440,000 in scholarships over the years.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
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  • On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • Yesterday, OpenAI president Greg Brockman published an essay called The Defender’s Window, using the Hugging Face incident as his opening example.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Right Now, published by Random House, and is a contributor to The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Saveur and Delish.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • This weekend, drone footage circulated on social media from above the set of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, where the director recreated the Abbey Road (1969) album cover at the now iconic crosswalk outside Abbey Road Studios in London.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Thus trumpets the tagline for Nicole Kidman’s assignation with Constantin Brancusi’s bronze and gold leaf Danaïde (1913), circulated online this past spring in advance of the work’s auction.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulated
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  • Police detectives are now working to determine the make and model of the vehicle that fled the scene.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Foreign governments must also protect Afghans who have fled Taliban rule.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fled
Verb
  • All of these texts have been printed and laid-out in shots that showcase the variety of fonts and paper stocks used.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The House Administration Committee opened its investigation in 2023, focusing in part on ActBlue’s previous practice of not requiring donors to provide the security code, known as a CVV, printed on their credit cards.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of printed
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  • When Louis Varland came out in the top of the ninth, the building was on its feet.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Your Friends & Neighbors season three, which picks up just two weeks after the second season ends, was filming on location in Europe when the nominations came out.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of came out
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  • The victim handed over the keys, then picked up a plumbing tool and started swinging it at Arredondo-Garcia, who ran away.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The suspect ran away from the scene but was arrested on a misdemeanor.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran away

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