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as in spread
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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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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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 got out
The Highlanders also had runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings but Driskill and the Vanguards got out of trouble without allowing a run in each of those innings.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Everyone got out safely and nobody was injured.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers followed the car to 18th Avenue near Oak Street, where the car finally stopped and a passenger got out and fled on foot.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Alaniz Pineda got out of the car and fired two shots at Canoy’s vehicle.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Greenwood Village Police Department investigators said the men had been arguing while driving with two other people in the SUV when Hernandez pulled over and everyone but Hernandez got out of the vehicle to cool down.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Then the word got out in Ramona and men wanted to join the Ukuladies.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
When detectives got out of their car, the boys ran away.
—David Goodhue
april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
After the crash, Evans continued to drive, got out of the sedan and ran toward a Motel 6, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Everyone got out safely and nobody was injured.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers followed the car to 18th Avenue near Oak Street, where the car finally stopped and a passenger got out and fled on foot.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Alaniz Pineda got out of the car and fired two shots at Canoy’s vehicle.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Greenwood Village Police Department investigators said the men had been arguing while driving with two other people in the SUV when Hernandez pulled over and everyone but Hernandez got out of the vehicle to cool down.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Then the word got out in Ramona and men wanted to join the Ukuladies.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
When detectives got out of their car, the boys ran away.
—David Goodhue
april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
After the crash, Evans continued to drive, got out of the sedan and ran toward a Motel 6, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got out
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The rest of the property radiates outwards from here, incorporating four restaurants, rooms and suites spread across a number of individual low-rise blocks, the Conrad Spa, and meeting and events space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Severe weather continues into Monday On Monday, the severe weather threat spreads northeast and stretches from the lower Mississippi River Valley up to the Midwest.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nearly a year after 10 inmates escaped a New Orleans jail through a hole in the wall, a special grand jury has indicted the local sheriff on criminal corruption and obstruction charges in connection with the biggest jailbreak in recent American history.—
Greg Hilburn,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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When Benedict Nicolson published a seminal monograph on the artist in 1968, his subtitle was Painter of Light.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Research published last year on Japanese nursing homes found that robot adoption reduced worker quit rates and was associated with better care quality.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Batula and Wilson made headlines after photos circulated of the pair out together in New York.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The job requires some versatility, one deputy working on the team said, citing times people have fled or had drugs in the car.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Among the suspects was Juan Colmenero, 20, of Emeryville, who investigators said fled to Puerto Rico following the deadly shooting.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Backlist In a sense, the backlist has existed for almost as long as there has been a printing press, since at its most fundamental level, the backlist consists of those titles for which the publisher still has copies in stock for a considerable amount of time after they were first printed.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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For decades, the German automotive industry [and others] basically printed money in China.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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That continued Saturday as Chudzinski came out of the bullpen to fire four scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit to lift visiting Lincoln-Way West to a 4-2 nonconference win over Oak Forest.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the bar, residents who live on the same street finally got around to introducing themselves.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Penn never got around to melting them.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Got out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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