as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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For instance, my sister, who is driving a 2017 Ford Focus Electric, is only getting about 80 miles of range in the freezing cold with its resistive heaters off and only about 50 with it on.
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Umar Shakir, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, had 4 inches so far, while Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, got about 2 inches.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Terra Alta, West Virginia, got about a foot of snow, along with 12.5 inches in Grantsville, Maryland.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
The Animal Care Center got about $65,000 in donations during its Hope for the Holidays campaign, which launched about a week before Thanksgiving.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Umar Shakir, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, had 4 inches so far, while Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, got about 2 inches.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Terra Alta, West Virginia, got about a foot of snow, along with 12.5 inches in Grantsville, Maryland.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
The Animal Care Center got about $65,000 in donations during its Hope for the Holidays campaign, which launched about a week before Thanksgiving.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get about
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The virus spreads through skin contact, not through bodily fluids, according to the University of Washington Medicine.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Another winter storm is slated to bring heavy snow and ice to the Central Plains later Tuesday, and spread into the Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The image also circulated on X, Instagram and elsewhere on Facebook.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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When the heart is weakened, blood and oxygen can't effectively circulate throughout the body, resulting in the symptoms.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2025
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When the victim got out to take a photo of the driver, Angstadt became enraged, hit the gas pedal and sped toward him, police said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In Benin, a program brought together farmer and pastoralist communities to spread the word about looming dry spells because drought meant herders would sometimes bring their animals to graze on other people’s farms, and conflicts would get out of hand.—
Somini Sengupta,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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At $2,000, this is an expensive machine—there’s no getting around that.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appétit,
19 Feb. 2025
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The hotel also has bikes that guests can use to get around town.—
Jamie Davis Smith,
AFAR Media,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20about. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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