get round

verb

Definition of get roundnext
as in to spread
to become known word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel

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Recent Examples of get round Technically, this is because my 18-year-old son hasn’t got round to updating his MacBook. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 But to unmask the killer in a mansion filled with ticking clocks and suspects, amateur detective Eileen must first get round discouragement from Lady Caterham, played by Helena Bonham Carter, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman as superintendent Battle. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026 At the end of last month, Trump finally got round to including Seth Meyers in his social media barrages against the comedians that regularly mock him. — Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 There were humorous suggestions to get round the problem, such as clitch, but none caught on. — David Crystal june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025 The long wheelbase makes getting round corners with high curbs extremely stressful and sometimes impossible to achieve unscathed, particularly with the 22in wheels on my review car. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 So Russia developed a new network of shippers to get round the restrictions and keep selling to India and China. — Tim Lister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 So, will Fitbit implement this before Apple gets round to it (the Cupertino giant is believed to be working on adding this capability to a future Apple Watch)? — David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023 Other self-driving companies try to get round this by reducing the scope for uncertainty. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get round
  1. spread
  2. circulate
  3. get out
  4. get around
Verb
  • Infrastructure on this scale needs a dedicated body that can keep pace with the technology and draw on the expertise already spread across existing agencies.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Nigeria’s health minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, said authorities had found no evidence that the virus had spread into communities.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • Linvill says the operation tries to glom on to narratives that are already circulating among Americans.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • According to Evette, her campaign used artificial intelligence after the ads featuring her circulated.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulate
Verb
  • Afusia, a 5-foot-11, 265-pound junior lineman, sure looked quick getting out in front of Fields on his long touchdown run.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • All workers got out safely and were accounted for without any injuries, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said in a Facebook video.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • That suit alleges Ticketmaster knowingly let brokers use thousands of accounts to get around ticket limits, then profited when those tickets were resold on its own marketplace.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And Troy says Trump is using that power in a distinctive way — and not to just get around congressional gridlock.
    — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
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