as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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Recent Examples of egress
Other defects ranged from below-code electrical wiring, lighting, fire protection and egress to stairs, sprinklers, fire caulking and emergency lighting.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The emergency egress system, a basket system designed to bring the astronauts away from SLS in case of urgent issues before launch, will be configured.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
While egress windows can be designed using styles like casement or sliding windows, the defining feature is their code-compliant opening size and placement.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The whole point of this design is not just to make ingress/egress easier for a rider.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The emergency egress system, a basket system designed to bring the astronauts away from SLS in case of urgent issues before launch, will be configured.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
While egress windows can be designed using styles like casement or sliding windows, the defining feature is their code-compliant opening size and placement.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The whole point of this design is not just to make ingress/egress easier for a rider.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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There is a crash on US-50 West between exit 83 and I-35 South.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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How can the departing schools and Pac-12 believe the conference didn’t suffer real exit fees damages?—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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