get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
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Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The bikes get about 30 miles of range on a single charge, CargoB says.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
And in 2020, Biden got about 65% of the Latino vote in defeating Donald Trump — though some exit polls showed Biden's support as less than that.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 11 Aug. 2024
The Death Valley emergency response team typically gets about two or three heat illness calls per week in the summer, with visitors experiencing symptoms across the spectrum from mild fatigue to loss of consciousness.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Austin LifeCare, which gets about 3% of the state funding, could not be reached for comment about this story.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
And in 2020, Biden got about 65% of the Latino vote in defeating Donald Trump — though some exit polls showed Biden's support as less than that.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 11 Aug. 2024
The Death Valley emergency response team typically gets about two or three heat illness calls per week in the summer, with visitors experiencing symptoms across the spectrum from mild fatigue to loss of consciousness.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Austin LifeCare, which gets about 3% of the state funding, could not be reached for comment about this story.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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