got out

verb

Definition of got outnext
past tense of get out
1
as in spread
to become known news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

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2
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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3
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 Synonyms for got out
  1. spread
  2. escaped
  3. published
  4. circulated
  5. fled
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    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Scientists believe it may be spread by people releasing sick pet tortoises into the wild, Henen said.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of spread
Verb
  • The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
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  • It was first published anonymously about a year later in the Troy Sentinel; Moore eventually published it in a poetry anthology in 1844.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As of late Tuesday morning, The Times had not published any story about new grand jury testimony in the Adams probe.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of published
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  • Police had a composite sketch of the person using the card, and after it was circulated, a tip led them to a 19-year-old woman living in a homeless shelter.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As that footage circulated on social media, another video of Lenee from a day after the ceremony made the rounds.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of circulated
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  • The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Rich had fled to Switzerland in 1983 after he was indicted on more than 50 counts of fraud and evading more than $48 million in taxes.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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