as in spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Recent Examples of got about
Higgins got about 38% of those votes, Isbell estimated.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Miller received 56% of the votes, while Burton got about 43%.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The kidnappers allegedly got about $4,000 in cash from the victim, as well as the victim’s credit and debit cards, and a total of $18,000 in cash and a Rolex watch from the victim’s spouse and an acquaintance.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
This budget year, UCCS got about $19 million in research funding from a combination of federal, state and private sources.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The share was even higher among children, who got about 62% of their diet from ultraprocessed foods on average.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got about
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The group also reported that more than 2,300 people have been arrested and that demonstrations have spread to at least 180 cities nationwide.—
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The band was also unique in allowing fans to tape the concerts, with vigorous trading of tapes helping to spread recognition of their music outside of radio play.—
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On Wednesday, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in her car, many online circulated a fake, most likely AI-edited image of the scene that appears to be based on real video.—
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Over Memorial Day Weekend in 2018, photos of the Riverdale star circulated on social media — with fans wondering whether Reinhart might be expecting.—
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The hot start dwindled in the second half, and after completing 10 of his first 14 passes, Loftis missed 12 of his next 22 passes, tapering off as the game got out of hand.—
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An executive from another competitor, Halco (which was sold and got out of the Halloween business long before Ben Cooper and Collegeville), credited the boom in licensed costumes to the rise in TV.—
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The boo birds came out in the third quarter as a third straight series ended in a punt.—
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Storrie came out on stage at the 2026 ceremony in Los Angeles with costar Hudson Williams to present the award for Best Supporting TV Actress, which Adolescence actress Erin Doherty won.—
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“Got about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20about. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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