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as in to spread
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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as in to escape
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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as in to publish
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 get out
From the financial squeeze of inflation, to recall after recall, and actually getting out the door, going to the grocery store can sometimes feel like an insurmountable task.
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Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
The Trump campaign has relied on unproven outside groups, including one backed by Elon Musk, to lead get out the vote efforts.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Despite being wounded, the sergeant and the other officers chased the suspect and ended up in a shoot-out with him after the gunman got out of his wrecked car and opened fire on the officers, Castro said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Some people will do anything to get out of their obligations!
—Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
The Trump campaign has relied on unproven outside groups, including one backed by Elon Musk, to lead get out the vote efforts.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Despite being wounded, the sergeant and the other officers chased the suspect and ended up in a shoot-out with him after the gunman got out of his wrecked car and opened fire on the officers, Castro said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Some people will do anything to get out of their obligations!
—Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Dozens of firefighters were battling the brush fire just days after fires in wooded areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey spread smoke across New York City.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Fix the Hide Before Tweaking the Spread If things aren’t going as planned and ducks aren’t finishing, duck hunters tend to want to mess with the decoy spread.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Melly also faces legal challenges related to his time in jail, including accusations of conspiracy to escape from prison, though these have not been substantiated.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The findings are described in a study published November 6 in the Cell Press journal Neuron. Inside the brain, different areas are interconnected.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Yet they’re sponsored by some of the most prestigious media institutions, places where 60 percent accuracy — even 90 percent accuracy — wouldn’t come anywhere close to meeting the threshold for publishing a regular news story.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Screenshots have also circulated on social media that appear to show that Scherzinger liked an Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that expressed support for a Trump presidency in the caption.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Just last week, a video falsely depicting individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple Georgia counties circulated across social media, prompting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to ask X and other social platforms to remove the content.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The driver had fled the scene by the time police arrived, according to the press release.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Police released surveillance and body-camera footage showing a crowd of thousands of people in the streets when the suspect opened fire, causing chaos as people fled.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The security of the watermark comes from it being embedded into the fibers of the ballot paper during the milling process, as opposed to it simply being printed onto the paper.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yours likely has an expiration date printed somewhere on it.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jordan — who required a walker to get around — stayed on the pavement while Evans allegedly walked up and fired at her from a short distance.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Much of the island is not accessible by car, and a bicycle is the best means of getting around and exploring.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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