as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The Virginia Beach area got about 10 inches of snowfall overnight, NBC affiliate WAVY-TV of Portsmouth reported.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
According to Spotify data shared with Rolling Stone, Dylan’s songs got about one million streams per day a year ago; thanks to the movie, that number is now closer to 4 million.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Macfarlane predicted McCall would get about 13 inches of snow and Brundage Mountain about 20 inches.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
Here, there’s a running joke in which no one in Montreal knows anything about the rest of the country — that gag is as pointed as Rankin gets about real-world politics.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
According to Spotify data shared with Rolling Stone, Dylan’s songs got about one million streams per day a year ago; thanks to the movie, that number is now closer to 4 million.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Macfarlane predicted McCall would get about 13 inches of snow and Brundage Mountain about 20 inches.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
Here, there’s a running joke in which no one in Montreal knows anything about the rest of the country — that gag is as pointed as Rankin gets about real-world politics.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get about
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The results came back as a Brucella suis infection, which causes a rare bacterial disease in humans and is spread by animals, according to the CDC.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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The humidity will be as low as 20% in these parts of the state, creating ideal conditions for existing fires to spread. U.S. 1 in Florida shut down in both directions on Friday due to low visibility from the 344 wildfire in Miami-Dade County, according to the county's emergency management agency.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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An off-duty Kansas City police officer restrained and brought down a man in a Kansas City grocery store with a move similar to a chokehold Wednesday, in an incident filmed and widely circulated online.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Photos and videos have been circulating showing passengers standing on the wing of the plane.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Vegetation must be dry enough to ignite and burn, but temperatures and winds should be moderately low to prevent the fire from getting out of control—conditions that are becoming less predictable as global temperatures rise.—
Kiley Price,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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Stuxnet got out and started disabling computer networks all over the world.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
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The organization reports that this initiative has significantly improved the situation, although some elephants have learned how to get around it.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ocracoke, North Carolina A boat or private plane are the only ways to reach this 16-mile-long secluded town, but once there, getting around is as simple as walking or renting a bike.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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