get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
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it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Someone eating roughly 2,000 calories per day should aim to get about 28 grams of fiber daily.154
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According to a June 2024 TikTok from Maggie, doctors were able to get about 98% of the tumor.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Someone eating roughly 2,000 calories per day should aim to get about 28 grams of fiber daily.154
Potential Side Effects
Increasing fiber intake is generally safe for most people.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 30 Jan. 2025
According to a June 2024 TikTok from Maggie, doctors were able to get about 98% of the tumor.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
For instance, my sister, who is driving a 2017 Ford Focus Electric, is only getting about 80 miles of range in the freezing cold with its resistive heaters off and only about 50 with it on.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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