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as in to spread
to become known
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
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as in to escape
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 to publish
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 get out
The event got out of hand quickly: Police ordered the crowd of thousands of Chalamet zealots and content creators to disperse, even arresting one unlucky contestant.
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Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The man had managed to get out of Iraq, made it to Dearborn, and told Akeel of being stripped naked in a prison back home and having a rope tied to his genitals.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
For lawmakers, businesspeople and occasionally world leaders, getting out on the links has been an important way to get close to him.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
The night is young, and Steve hasn’t even gotten out his calculator.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The man had managed to get out of Iraq, made it to Dearborn, and told Akeel of being stripped naked in a prison back home and having a rope tied to his genitals.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
For lawmakers, businesspeople and occasionally world leaders, getting out on the links has been an important way to get close to him.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
The night is young, and Steve hasn’t even gotten out his calculator.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Fix the Hide Before Tweaking the Spread If things aren’t going as planned and ducks aren’t finishing, duck hunters tend to want to mess with the decoy spread.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Dozens of firefighters were battling the brush fire just days after fires in wooded areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey spread smoke across New York City.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Several passengers were either thrown out of the vehicle or escaped.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The findings are described in a study published November 6 in the Cell Press journal Neuron. Inside the brain, different areas are interconnected.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Our final model runs (published at 6 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 5) give Republicans a roughly 9-in-10 chance of winning control of the Senate, while the House and presidency are both toss-ups.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The 37-year-old rapper called out publications — including VIBE — for their coverage of Diddy throwing him a wild party in 2014 following footage of the event being circulated online.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, an online petition circulated calling the names racist and asking for them to be removed.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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Yours likely has an expiration date printed somewhere on it.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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The security of the watermark comes from it being embedded into the fibers of the ballot paper during the milling process, as opposed to it simply being printed onto the paper.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This isn't happening just because employees are trying to get around IT.Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Despite sharing the floor with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, Klay still gets around 30 minutes and nearly 10 3-point attempts per game.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20out. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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