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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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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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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
How can a composer get out of the way, so to speak, to let the sounds of sacred texts resonate?
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Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
But despite being a borderline top-10 team with Heisman Trophy candidate and potential 2026 first-round draft pick Sam Leavitt at quarterback, ASU couldn't get out of its own way.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Preliminary data a few weeks into the school year shows flat enrollment, but the project’s supporters say word about it is just getting out.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
She’s introduced as the wildcard of the show, and we’re told that her sisters held an intervention for her years ago when her drinking got out of control.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
But despite being a borderline top-10 team with Heisman Trophy candidate and potential 2026 first-round draft pick Sam Leavitt at quarterback, ASU couldn't get out of its own way.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Preliminary data a few weeks into the school year shows flat enrollment, but the project’s supporters say word about it is just getting out.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
She’s introduced as the wildcard of the show, and we’re told that her sisters held an intervention for her years ago when her drinking got out of control.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
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More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Blending ancient Vedic verses and Indian classical traditions with vibrant instrumentation and choral arrangements, Soul Ecstasy is part of Tandon’s mission of spreading joy through both economic and emotional empowerment.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most want to see better protections and less exploitation of fighters so that they are exposed to the least amount of danger in a sport that cannot escape it.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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His obituary had also not yet been published by the funeral home.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The study is published in the journal Science.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The 47th took place the same afternoon, one state over in Colorado, though no footage has circulated.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a bullet strike Kirk in the neck while speaking before a crowd, while others show people rushing out of a courtyard.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Following its defeat by Communist Party forces in the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Nationalist movement, led by Chiang Kai-shek, fled to the island in 1949 as a government in exile.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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In six months, the site has grown from 600 people fleeing gang attacks in nearby Delmas 30 to 5,000 people from all over the capital, sheltering in packed government offices and makeshift shacks.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is a departure from previous macOS versions, which made FileVault optional and gave you other, non-cloud options for backing up your recovery key (including printing it out or just writing it down).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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By 1500, more than 20 million books had been printed in Europe—more than the entire output of scribes over the previous thousand years.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Speedrunners have also found some arcane sequence skips to get around certain bosses or methods for putting off some boss fights until later than the developers intended.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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To get around this, Ollilo proposed the temperature increase was amplified by a decrease in GCRs reaching the atmosphere.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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While some travelers choose to fly on Thanksgiving Day for lower prices and crowds, most leave at least a day early to avoid the risk of cancellations or delays upending their holiday plans.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Two games in, though, the Packers have passed both tests with flying colors.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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