put/get the word out
idiom
: to let people know
The police put/got the word out that they were looking for him.
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While the scholarship has been available for the last two years, the Chaska Parks & Recreation Department has still been working to get the word out.
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Rikki’s has already teamed up with both teams who have helped get the word out on social media.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
These are men who had been working on their own for many years to get the word out on the crisis in this prison system.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Weiss said special events within the Penn District are being planned for 2025, to further get the word out.
—David Moin, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Rikki’s has already teamed up with both teams who have helped get the word out on social media.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
These are men who had been working on their own for many years to get the word out on the crisis in this prison system.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Weiss said special events within the Penn District are being planned for 2025, to further get the word out.
—David Moin, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Put/get the word out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%2Fget%20the%20word%20out. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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