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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Verb

Autumn marks the beginning of the annual flu season, when more people begin to congregate indoors and viruses spread faster.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The predominant suites—all of which have generous outdoor space—are spread across four buildings whose Indonesian names translate to mountain, hill, plateau and valley.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spread

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Several parody videos of people shoveling dessert into their mouths also circulated on social media.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026
Mineral veins containing calcium sulfate and fluorite formed in the eastern Margin Unit, suggesting that hot water once circulated through the volcanic rocks.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of circulated

Verb

Renee stopped their red SUV in the street and honked her horn to warn people about the operation while Becca got out and started recording video with her cellphone.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The 37-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, later pulled over on the side of the interstate, got out of his car and pulled out a gun, police said.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of got out

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That came out of, in part, speaking to so many people in our field and just in the city in general about what needs there are in the ecosystem, one of which is that space is a scarcity.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Whatever electronic gremlins the first models came out with have long been sorted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of came out

Verb

Two weeks after its short run ended, word got around, and Jaques received an out-of-the blue call from Sky’s then managing director of content (and later CEO of Sky Studios) Gary Davey, inviting him in for a chat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
When word got around this week that the North Collins Street restaurant might be closing after 37 years, friends rallied around Airways and gave it a business boost to keep it around through Dallas Cowboys football season.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

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