put/get the word out
idiom
: to let people know
The police put/got the word out that they were looking for him.
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And her rollout for the new project has been a busy one, to say the least, as Gaga’s campaign trail has taken her to countless interviews, live performances, singles, videos and other promotional appearances to get the word out about her latest album era.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Zach Holbrooks, the executive director of the South Plains Public Health District, told me that he’s spent the past month trying to get the word out, particularly to the Low German–speaking Mennonite community.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
In order to get the word out, Dakine has signed Red Gerard, an Olympic and X Games Gold Medal-winning snowboarder, as a spokesperson who will be wearing Dakine head to toe.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
President Bradford’s floppy-haired son Jeremy (Charlie Evans) ended the season attempting to get the word out about all the ways in which the residents of Paradise have been lied to by the powers that be.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Zach Holbrooks, the executive director of the South Plains Public Health District, told me that he’s spent the past month trying to get the word out, particularly to the Low German–speaking Mennonite community.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
In order to get the word out, Dakine has signed Red Gerard, an Olympic and X Games Gold Medal-winning snowboarder, as a spokesperson who will be wearing Dakine head to toe.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
President Bradford’s floppy-haired son Jeremy (Charlie Evans) ended the season attempting to get the word out about all the ways in which the residents of Paradise have been lied to by the powers that be.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Put/get the word out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%2Fget%20the%20word%20out. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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