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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 Word got out about the giant antlers, and eventually reached collector James Martin. — Scott Einsmann, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026 Bowman just got out from under a massive long-term contract (Darnell Nurse), and should avoid another with an aging (albeit substantial) talent. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The wounded officer got out of his patrol vehicle and returned fire. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 After being pulled over, police said both the driver and passenger got out of the vehicle and followed the officer's commands while on the side of the road. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Soon afterward, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the 20-year-old got out of his Toyota Avalon on the shoulder of Interstate 70 and stepped into westbound lanes of traffic. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 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 Multiple suspects got out of the Honda and opened fire, police said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 20 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
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
  • The upshot of all this is that ClickFix is a highly effective and efficient means of spreading all sorts of malware.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The company allows drivers to pay in full or spread the cost through a monthly payment plan, with terms available for up to five years, and monthly payments typically range from $99 to $150, depending on the vehicle and coverage level.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • Perlis’ portrait of the county at the height of the decade suggests a region that had escaped — or at least refused to look at — the worst of America’s turmoil.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Sousa escaped a bases loaded jam in the sixth inducing an inning-ending double play by Nolan Arenado.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • The findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics on September 8.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The same poll found belief that data centers raise electricity bills jumped from 43% in January to nearly 60% by July—six months before Apollo or Morgan Stanley published a word of this research.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Stories — real or not — circulated in the 19th and early 20th centuries of White people using Black children as bait while hunting in Florida’s swamps.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the paper was circulated across the company’s dealership network, with many dealers putting a copy of the Independent in the glove box of every new car.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of circulated
Verb
  • At the time, Tiafoe was the most talented 10-year-old there, the son of the head maintenance guy, Constant Tiafoe, who had fled civil war in Sierra Leone with his wife.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The assignment went from facilitating the movement of vehicles over the bridge to securing it as people fled from Manhattan over the bridge on foot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fled
Verb
  • Officials said many ballot envelopes have already been printed, and some smaller election offices lack the equipment or staff to meet the new requirements.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that they were printed as direct quotes from me is unacceptable and untenable.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of printed
Verb
  • The star quarterback came out before the end of the first half.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Other guests who came out for the occasion included Scout Willis, Foushée, Florian Krewer, Pacifico Silano, Vivian Wilson, Bader Kabbani, Julez Smith, Zsela, Devyn Garcia and Brittany Byrd.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of came out
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  • When the officer opened the rear door of her vehicle, the dog, Gael, jumped out, did not respond to commands, and ran away, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the season one finale, Ellen and Brian ran away together after Ellen learned that her brother, Colum (Séamus McLean Ross), had broken his promise and tried to have Brian killed.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran away

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“Got out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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