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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
After the Buffs’ opening drive stalled at midfield, leading to a nifty Damon Graves punt that pinned Houston to its own 3, the hosts got out the cleavers and went to work.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
There were immediate calls for an investigation into the death, especially after details got out about the severity of his injuries.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Debose got out on a $10,000 bond due to the choices of a magistrate in that pursuit case, but Hartig was still handling the proceedings.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Word got out and, even before The Public Eye was released, Jerry was cast as Paul House, the murderer in Woody Allen’s Manhattan Murder Mystery — a role every bit as big as Diane Keaton’s, Alan Alda’s or Angelica Huston’s.
—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The two occupants got out of the plane and first responders took them to a command post at Holiday Park, Kane said.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
There were immediate calls for an investigation into the death, especially after details got out about the severity of his injuries.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Debose got out on a $10,000 bond due to the choices of a magistrate in that pursuit case, but Hartig was still handling the proceedings.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Word got out and, even before The Public Eye was released, Jerry was cast as Paul House, the murderer in Woody Allen’s Manhattan Murder Mystery — a role every bit as big as Diane Keaton’s, Alan Alda’s or Angelica Huston’s.
—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The two occupants got out of the plane and first responders took them to a command post at Holiday Park, Kane said.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got 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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Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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One snake got tear-gassed by police, then shot at five times, and still escaped—only to finally meet its match with a garden hoe (obviously).—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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The study led by Phillips that published last year found that the vaccine reduced signs of chlamydia during a koala's breeding age and decreased death from the disease by 64%.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
14 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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Images of the skinned bear in the residence hall kitchen have circulated on social media, notably Reddit.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The mufti fled Mandatory Palestine but continued to orchestrate terrorism from his initial base of operations in Beirut.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jurors at the trial in Fort Pierce, Florida, heard from the Secret Service agent who confronted an armed Routh on the golf course before Routh fled, and a witness who identified Routh to police.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Consumers were advised to check the lot code printed on the bottom strip of the pouch's back and to return the affected product to the retailer for a full refund.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to The New York Times, The Grapes of Wrath was the bestselling book of 1939, and some 430,000 copies of the novel had been printed by February 1940 (which must have put quite a strain on Viking’s printers at the time).—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The official statement from the BPD brass came out Friday evening, after the deadlines for morning papers.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The show focused on parts of Harris' Hannibal novel and spent its last arc adapting Harris' Red Dragon, but never got around to the author’s most famous Hannibal Lecter story, The Silence of the Lambs.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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And by the time the city got around to planning for big improvements in the 1980s, the park was shut down by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Got out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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