as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Recent Examples of get about
Generally, children get about 30 shots by 2 years of age.
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Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
On average, districts only get about 1/10 of their annual budget from the federal government, which has no role in setting curriculum in the classroom (despite what some politicians like to imply).
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
This budget year, UCCS got about $19 million in research funding from a combination of federal, state and private sources.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
China gets about 20 percent of its soybeans from the United States.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
On average, districts only get about 1/10 of their annual budget from the federal government, which has no role in setting curriculum in the classroom (despite what some politicians like to imply).
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
This budget year, UCCS got about $19 million in research funding from a combination of federal, state and private sources.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
China gets about 20 percent of its soybeans from the United States.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get about
Verb
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More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Blending ancient Vedic verses and Indian classical traditions with vibrant instrumentation and choral arrangements, Soul Ecstasy is part of Tandon’s mission of spreading joy through both economic and emotional empowerment.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 47th took place the same afternoon, one state over in Colorado, though no footage has circulated.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a bullet strike Kirk in the neck while speaking before a crowd, while others show people rushing out of a courtyard.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Brian Williams, who is at the anchor desk at the time, told her to get out of there.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There's no reason NOT to get out this weekend – there's an event for everyone.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Speedrunners have also found some arcane sequence skips to get around certain bosses or methods for putting off some boss fights until later than the developers intended.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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To get around this, Ollilo proposed the temperature increase was amplified by a decrease in GCRs reaching the atmosphere.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Watching or listening to a case unfold, and then feeling that relief when the truth comes out or justice is served.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The album is due in October, a month before yet another album Duterte produced comes out (this one is by Australian singer-songwriter Hatchie).—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20about. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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