get out

verb

Definition of get outnext
1
as in to 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 to escape
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 to publish
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 get out Hearing gunfire, Austin James got out of his car and confronted the gunman. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026 The suspect then pulled his car forward and parked, getting out of the car and shooting the second fatal victim, Christopher Claunch, who was in his car. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 The reading that will travel is that the labs want to get out from under Nvidia, but the specifics of Anthropic’s program point somewhere else entirely. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Guardians got within 6-5 in the fifth on Nathaniel Lowe's three-run homer off Nolan McLean (8-7), who stranded two runners to get out of the inning and qualify for the win. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get out
  1. spread
  2. escape
  3. publish
  4. circulate
  5. flee
  6. print
  7. get around
  8. fly
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  • Smoke higher in the atmosphere will also spread farther east into the Northern Plains and Midwest.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • Cities across Colombia that escaped the worst of the earthquake were sending assistance to the affected areas.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The woman died in Meadow Valley, west of Summerland, while trying to escape, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of escape
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  • Iran's state broadcaster published the statement by the council's secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On Saturday, Yemeni government forces conducted a military operation targeting the Houthis, according to a statement published by Yemen’s Defense Ministry.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Images circulating on social media and verified by CNN appear to show large plumes of smoke over Mocha.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulate
Verb
  • The driver, who is accused of fleeing the scene, is now facing charges.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after the government’s fall in December 2024 and received political asylum.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of flee
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  • In 1806, in lieu of windows, Joseph Dufour printed a wall-sized view of paradise.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When polling places started reporting shortages, the JCEB started printing additional ballots, Zorich said.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of print
Verb
  • Tony wants to be a writer without having to ever get around to the whole writing part.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But yeah, just getting around, making my way to events or whatever the case, whatever situation.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of get around
Verb
  • When Aemond refuses to fight, Aegon conscripts him to fly to Tumbleton to deal with their uppity little brother.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
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