get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
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Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Players who reach the semifinals get about $100,000 and the quarterfinal teams get $50,000.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Reichel also got about 2 minutes on the power play.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
Limited partners with no path to control of the team typically get about a 20% to 25% discount in these deals.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Key Facts Ellison got about $18 billion richer Tuesday, as his net worth rose from $173.3 billion to $191.2 billion, surpassing those of Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg ($177 billion) and Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault ($172 billion) as the value of his roughly 40% stake in Oracle surged.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Reichel also got about 2 minutes on the power play.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
Limited partners with no path to control of the team typically get about a 20% to 25% discount in these deals.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Key Facts Ellison got about $18 billion richer Tuesday, as his net worth rose from $173.3 billion to $191.2 billion, surpassing those of Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg ($177 billion) and Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault ($172 billion) as the value of his roughly 40% stake in Oracle surged.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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