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as in spread
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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as in escaped
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 published
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 got out
The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Bungie quickly got out a few nerfs to items or bugs that were trivializing every boss encounter in the game, but if there is one outlier overpowered meta, that’s just going to stay.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Prosecutors said Espinosa and Esquibel arrived at Zaytsev’s home, where Espinosa got out of their vehicle, went to where Zaytsev was sitting in his vehicle and shot the CVS manager multiple times in the head.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Shinnecock record is 63, set by Tommy Fleetwood in the final round of the 2018 Open after the USGA soaked the course to make up for a third round that dried out and got out of control.
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Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
At one point, the shooter stopped, got out of his vehicle and fired rounds with a rifle at an officer who returned fire, according to the Midland Police Department.
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Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
The inning got out of hand with left-hander Brent Suter on the mound.
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Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Sale got out of the first three jams, however, and in the top of the fourth the Braves scored twice off Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
At least one truck driver got out of his vehicle to vent his frustration when some protesters tried to block vehicles driving on the road in front of the detention center.
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ABC News,
28 May 2026
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Bungie quickly got out a few nerfs to items or bugs that were trivializing every boss encounter in the game, but if there is one outlier overpowered meta, that’s just going to stay.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Prosecutors said Espinosa and Esquibel arrived at Zaytsev’s home, where Espinosa got out of their vehicle, went to where Zaytsev was sitting in his vehicle and shot the CVS manager multiple times in the head.
—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Shinnecock record is 63, set by Tommy Fleetwood in the final round of the 2018 Open after the USGA soaked the course to make up for a third round that dried out and got out of control.
—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
At one point, the shooter stopped, got out of his vehicle and fired rounds with a rifle at an officer who returned fire, according to the Midland Police Department.
—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
The inning got out of hand with left-hander Brent Suter on the mound.
—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Sale got out of the first three jams, however, and in the top of the fourth the Braves scored twice off Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
At least one truck driver got out of his vehicle to vent his frustration when some protesters tried to block vehicles driving on the road in front of the detention center.
—
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got out
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle.
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Born enslaved in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to the North and emerged as the nation’s leading abolitionist and major literary political figure of his time.
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Amid news of the investigation, TMZ published footage from a 2023 incident involving the former couple, in which Paul was seen yelling and throwing chairs at Mortensen while a child was nearby.
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As the book published, the two wanted to know the fates of some of the US pilots lost in combat in Thailand, including McKinney.
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That system has allowed plans to be widely circulated for public input, and for the leasing, permitting, and administration of plans to be predictable and orderly.
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An internal memo, circulated in December 2025 and first reported by the Washington Post this week, states that Department of the Interior employees, including National Park Service staff, are not permitted to confirm deaths that take place in federal park facilities.
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In March 2024, Rice was involved in a high-speed multi-vehicle crash in Dallas, then fled the scene.
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The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.
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Many vigil attendees wore shirts printed with the faces of the victims.
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This version was printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, July 16 to 19, 1776.
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Was remembers the tumult, violence and hope that came out of that era in his hometown of Detroit.
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After all that math, Lake Garda, Italy, came out on top with a near-perfect score of 90/100.
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Gunfire rang out into the vehicle until both men eventually ran away in opposite directions.
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Officers made contact with the man, who then ran away and into the Fox River.
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“Got out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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