gets around

present tense third-person singular of get around
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets around
Verb
  • Excitement spreads across Shiz as word gets out that Prince Fiyero is on his way.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • To the west, strong winds and several inches of snow were forecast from northern Idaho to western Iowa on Monday as a low pressure system moves east from the Rockies and spreads over the Plains and Midwest regions.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Assuming the United States once again avoids going over the fiscal cliff, many challenges remain—driven by rising entitlement program costs and skyrocketing interest expenses—to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This gives students a consecutive Monday and Tuesday off school, and avoids a day off in the middle of the week, Hillman said on Monday.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That minimal percentage is caused by extremely dry air that circulates throughout the cabin at 30,000 feet.
    Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no air conditioning, but a fan circulates air, and tents stay cool overnight.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The main character escapes servitude and arrives at a space station called the Eye, where different factions are fighting for both survival and freedom.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Justice escapes the contours of this nation's immigration facilities.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Democrats expressed their distaste with the GOP plan after they were iced out of negotiations for the short-term legislation that ignores their demand to put guardrails on Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting mission through the Department of Government Efficiency.
    Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Work-Life Intersections Career planning in our organizations often ignores life's complexities.
    Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • If Memphis beats Denver on Friday and the Golden State Warriors beat the LA Clippers on Sunday, the Wolves will finish fourth and host Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • If Denver beats Memphis and the Clippers beat the Warriors, the Wolves would finish sixth.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Gets around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20around. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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