as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs
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Recent Examples of abscond
In late May, Abarca’s ex-wife, Alexis Garcia, revealed that her husband had absconded with their then 2-year-old son after an argument and had not been seen for five days.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
The former President’s camp has repeatedly requested his interim release, saying that Duterte does not pose a flight risk, will not abscond, and is willing to cooperate with the ICC.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Tom Phillips absconded with his three children in 2021 after an alleged dispute with their mother.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Past efforts by Democrats to abscond and deny Republicans a quorum similarly only delayed the passage of bills, but didn’t quash them.
—Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
The former President’s camp has repeatedly requested his interim release, saying that Duterte does not pose a flight risk, will not abscond, and is willing to cooperate with the ICC.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Tom Phillips absconded with his three children in 2021 after an alleged dispute with their mother.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Past efforts by Democrats to abscond and deny Republicans a quorum similarly only delayed the passage of bills, but didn’t quash them.
—Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond
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The Epstein story is all about people who are sufficiently rich or entitled escaping the full consequences of their actions, something that is still happening here.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Seven years after disappearing from his California home in 1972, 14-year-old Steven Stayner escaped his kidnapper, Kenneth Parnell, and returned to his family in 1980.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three were sprawling refugee camps near el-Fasher that have emptied as RSF troops advanced, with most people fleeing into el-Fasher or nearby towns.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The film, written by Barbosa alongside Werner Salles, is set in 1695 and sees a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Abscond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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