1
as in spreading
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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as in escaping
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 publishing
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 getting out
Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
To optimize for this strategic interest, some GPs are getting out in front of potential roadblocks to exit, proactively reviewing and addressing qualitative portfolio-company issues such as shifting management team dynamics, regulatory impacts, and potential effects of tariffs.
—Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the investor meeting, Sandeep Seth, chief growth officer and president, said the exercise of redefining the target market opens the company’s brands to focus specifically on consumer opportunities, like women just getting out of school.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Preliminary data a few weeks into the school year shows flat enrollment, but the project’s supporters say word about it is just getting out.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
That can be getting out earlier, that can be coming from the bench.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting out
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Separate the spreading root system by cutting or pulling it apart into several sections.—
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Berners-Lee was spreading his wings, too.—
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After escaping prison in New Jersey in November 1979, Shakur lived in hiding for several years before being smuggled to Cuba, where Fidel Castro’s government granted her asylum in 1984.—
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Female students were praying separately and escaping from another part of the school.—
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However, when publishing titans raise the price of newspapers at the newsboys' expense, Jack and his crew rally together and go on strike.—
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
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Video of the robbery circulating online shows the masked people carrying what appears to be pick axes, crow bars and tire irons.—
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Alexandra Grant, visual artist and actor Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend, debunked rumors circulating online that the couple were recently married.—
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China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.—
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About 10 minutes later, a suspect drove onto the grass near 14 Mile and Van Dyke and struck two pedestrians before fleeing the scene.—
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Families and guardians can show it at each participating location by printing it or showing it on their phone.—
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Of course, a nation’s central bank could also assist in the latter option with quantitive easing—essentially printing more money to reduce the value of debt.—
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After coming out of the locker room at halftime, Johnson stopped for an interview with NFL on CBS sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala.—
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Video on social media showed a drink coming out of the gallery and hitting McIlroy’s wife in her hat, sparking more anger from the Northern Irishman.—
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Pope stabbed himself in the neck before running away, Ghannam said.—
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When match officials placed a more-than-three-foot-tall trophy in the middle of the ring, Ali grabbed it and feigned running away with it.—
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“Getting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20out. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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