1
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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2
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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3
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
So many people got out their garden hoses after that eruption covered cars and yards with fine grains of magma that there was record water demand, Haney said.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
For example, when water contains a lot of nutrients and heats up on bright sunny days, plant growth in the water can get out of control.
—Courtney Di Vittorio, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
But getting out into the sand, so much of the stunts were done practically.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Officials said a man driving a 2022 Toyota Corolla pulled over onto the right shoulder of U.S. 36 and got out of his car.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
For example, when water contains a lot of nutrients and heats up on bright sunny days, plant growth in the water can get out of control.
—Courtney Di Vittorio, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
But getting out into the sand, so much of the stunts were done practically.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Officials said a man driving a 2022 Toyota Corolla pulled over onto the right shoulder of U.S. 36 and got out of his car.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
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The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services and other valuable church programs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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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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With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The research was published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2025
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This story was originally published February 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
9 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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By the late 1970s, hundreds of thousands of refugees had fled the country by boat and overland, flooding into Hong Kong and Thailand.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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While the country does provide asylum to those fleeing their countries, migrants must apply within the first 30 business days of their arrival.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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McCarthy, however, later denied using that number, which was a distortion of something printed in the Congressional Record.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the inseam of Hurts’ blazer and printed in red on the collar of his button-down shirt was particular motif that nodded to Hurts’ own brand.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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To get around the exemption’s disappearance, companies can expand their warehouses in the US, Tang said.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Rossow gets around using either her $30,000 leg brace or a $4,000 wheelchair.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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The tour is involving Trump to get an investment deal done with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which backs rival LIV Golf. Woods and his son, Charlie, played golf with Trump on Sunday in Florida before the president flew to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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