GOT ROUND Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

got round

verb

past tense of get round

as in spread

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

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Recent Examples of got round At the end of last month, Trump finally got round to including Seth Meyers in his social media barrages against the comedians that regularly mock him. — Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025

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Open from 6 to 9pm, the market spreads along five blocks of Higuera Street with more than 100 booths.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Legionnaires’ disease is spread by inhaling tiny water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of spread

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Videos of the incident circulated widely, drawing criticism and outrage over the pet’s death.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The day after the ceremony, photos circulated online of an ivory handkerchief embroidered with lace that was handed out to the wedding guests.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 July 2026

Definition of circulated

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The pair hopped the fence, knocked on a barn door and were sitting in their car writing a note to ask permission to return to take photos when Metz pulled up behind them and got out of his truck.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of got out

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Kim Kardashian’s brand Skims and Nike came together to launch the brand NikeSkims in 2025, and its first shoe release was the Rift Mesh, which came out in January.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
There were a few scientific papers that came out of the journey and some useful geological and survey work, but on the whole, the expedition’s accomplishments were minor.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of came out

Verb

Capital One got around federal limits on swipe fees by buying Discover’s card network; other banks complained, then went out looking for their own loophole.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
The Holy Trinity of New Jersey rock even got around a single mic at one point, and Flav couldn’t resist joining along.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026

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