get wind of

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Synonyms of get wind ofnext
: to become aware of
got wind of our plans for the party

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Chmerkovskiy quickly took down the offending TikTok, but not before fan screenshots proliferated and Inaba got wind of it. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Pro-trans activists seemingly got wind of the rally and attempted to shout down at those in support of Cunningham. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 After getting wind of an unusual novel, from 1912, Ignacio tries to find it, while Ena makes the elusive tome the basis of her own docu-fictional novel. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

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First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of get wind of was in 1683

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“Get wind of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20wind%20of. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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