got out

verb

past tense of get out
1
as in spread
to become known news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

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2
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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3
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 When the Nissan's occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car's windshield. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Renee stopped their red SUV in the street and honked her horn to warn people about the operation while Becca got out and started recording video with her cellphone. — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The 37-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, later pulled over on the side of the interstate, got out of his car and pulled out a gun, police said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 But Sale got out of that momentary jam with a strikeout — his seventh of the game at that point — of Realmuto. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Before last Sunday’s 35-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium got out of hand, the run game found success in the first half, leading to extended Dolphins drives that helped Miami keep the ball away from the talented 49ers offense. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Fortunately for the Television Academy, before criticism of this year’s NBC ceremony could reach any sort of critical mass, word got out that Amazon’s Prime Video is in talks to take over the Emmycast. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 They would be left stranded, however, as Hoffman and lefty Anthony Gose got out of the jam. — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Word got out about the giant antlers, and eventually reached collector James Martin. — Scott Einsmann, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got out
  1. spread
  2. escaped
  3. published
  4. circulated
  5. fled
  6. printed
  7. came out
  8. ran away
Verb
  • Swells from Isaias are affecting the western and northern portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and will spread northward toward the Gulf Coast on Friday.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Food and drink With half a dozen restaurants spread around the complex, there’s no need to eat the same dish twice.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spread
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  • Under the hot Austin, Texas, sun in the summer of 2020, three future NFL players escaped the confines of pandemic restrictions to train together at a local facility.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Although television coverage suggested the capital had escaped the widespread structural destruction visible in communities closer to the epicenter, the earthquake caused major disruptions to daily life.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • After the piece was published, a spokesperson for Anduril reached out to Lee with several urgent requests for correction.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At least 75 data center projects worth more than $130 billion total were delayed or cancelled in the first three months of this year, according to a Data Center Watch report published in June.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of published
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  • One short clip that quickly circulated on social media showed Stamos urging Love to do some hand gestures from his seat, and the Beach Boys’ mainstay gamely complying, but without much apparent energy, before going back to sitting in place.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • That’s about $20 billion less than what was circulated to investors last month.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulated
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  • Elma follows police detective Elma (Unnur Birna Backman), who returns to her hometown having fled a romantic affair that left her in pieces, and is assigned to the local force as a woman’s body is found lying at the foot of a lighthouse.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Following the full-scale invasion, many Ukrainians fled their homes and became refugees in other European countries as well as the United Kingdom and the US.
    — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fled
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  • Diesel printed fall tweed patterns on lightweight button-up shirts and applied denim prints to jersey.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And once manufacturers printed UPCs on packages, retailers needed to buy scanners.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of printed
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  • Donald, 35, came out of retirement to rejoin the Rams in late August.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • These movies came out of a decade when America was going through a massive identity crisis.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of came out
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  • Lopez then ran away, and Hager fired his Taser stun gun at him, but the shock didn’t incapacitate him, according to the sheriff’s office.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, Tampa International Airport police were called to step in when Milania, 20, reportedly became emotional and ran away from her reality star mom, older sister, Gia Giudice, and a counselor traveling with the family.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ran away

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“Got out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20out. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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