GOT ROUND Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

got round

verb

past tense of get round

as in spread

to become known word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel

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Recent Examples of got round At the end of last month, Trump finally got round to including Seth Meyers in his social media barrages against the comedians that regularly mock him. — Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025

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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

The absurd rumor emerged after videos circulated of Usher’s performance, with social media claimers claiming the singer looked a little different than usual.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026
Some appeared to draw from materials Miller’s group has circulated online.

— Rose Evans August 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of circulated

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In a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh, Didier Fuentes came out of the Braves’ bullpen and worked around a two-out single to keep the game tied.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Counsell and head trainer Nick Frangella quickly came out to check on Gausman, who walked it off and threw a couple of test pitches before staying in.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of came out

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The gender data gap did not close because medicine finally got around to it.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Capital One got around federal limits on swipe fees by buying Discover’s card network; other banks complained, then went out looking for their own loophole.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

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