as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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It’s got about half the caffeine of a cup of coffee and a nice coconut flavor thanks to a bit of powdered coconut milk, and, importantly for a mushroom coffee, not too much fungi flavor despite the inclusion of lion’s mane, reishi, and cordyceps.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Beauvillier and Strome, typically with Ovechkin as their left wing, have been highly effective and highly productive across both games — and that’s after only getting about 24 minutes together in the regular season.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Currently, 9 of 10 Americans over 65 get Social Security, getting about $2,000 a month, about 50% of retirement income for 44% of all women and 40% of men.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The Worx should get about 10 minutes on the high-speed setting and about 25 minutes on the low-speed setting.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Beauvillier and Strome, typically with Ovechkin as their left wing, have been highly effective and highly productive across both games — and that’s after only getting about 24 minutes together in the regular season.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Currently, 9 of 10 Americans over 65 get Social Security, getting about $2,000 a month, about 50% of retirement income for 44% of all women and 40% of men.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The Worx should get about 10 minutes on the high-speed setting and about 25 minutes on the low-speed setting.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get about
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The Bidens announced Sunday the 46th president was battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Stages 3 and 4, when the tumor has spread beyond the borders of the prostate, are considered more advanced and high risk.—
Luisel Ricks-Santi,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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In a video circulated widely on social media, three officers stand guard while a fourth tries to handcuff Erin, then slings her to the ground face first.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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The video was circulated online by social media accounts, many of whom appear to be European and American right-wing profiles that are typically critical of Macron, who used the incident to question his relationship with his wife or to attack his masculinity.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Mitchell stopped the car and both of them got out, then Mitchell hit Hill in the head and body with a bat, according to deputies.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2025
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The last two batters might as well have ducked out the way on strike three, nervous that Winter’s 90-something mph fastball was headed straight for their shoulders, only to be greeted with the break of a slider good enough to get out professional hitters.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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In cases of orchestrated terror attacks, using a vehicle lets people get around counter-terrorism efforts that make access to firearms and explosives difficult, Schuurman added.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 May 2025
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This meant that Bitsy was getting around using just three of her six paws.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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