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as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
that fugitive trait called artistic creativity
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as in flash
lasting only for a short time
had fugitive thoughts of leaving town after finishing high school but never acted on them
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a small fugitive circus that traveled the countryside
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Recent Examples of fugitive
Kevin Fixler,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
The New Republic intends to trade Rotta’s return to his twin Hutt cousins in return for their knowledge of the whereabouts of fugitive Imperial Warlords.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The 40-year-old sustained injuries to his arms and was treated at a hospital before he was booked on allegations of driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and being a fugitive from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana State Police said.
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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Adjective
Boise police arrested Owen immediately afterward on a fugitive warrant, Idaho court records showed.
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Kevin Fixler,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
The New Republic intends to trade Rotta’s return to his twin Hutt cousins in return for their knowledge of the whereabouts of fugitive Imperial Warlords.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Investigators later said the remains were not related to the fugitives' case and there was no evidence linking the victim to the suspects.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The 40-year-old sustained injuries to his arms and was treated at a hospital before he was booked on allegations of driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and being a fugitive from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana State Police said.
—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fugitive
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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Paul Dugoni, Silicon Valley Bank’s senior credit analyst, presented financial data from roughly 100 winery clients showing that despite average bottle prices near $75, profitability remains elusive across much of the industry.
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In fact, the weather service said that more than 50% of flash-flood deaths happen in vehicles driven into floodwaters.
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Don’t miss Alcopop’s Black Mango Watermelon, Seongju Chamoe and Watermelon Ice Pop; Matcha Latte, with flash-frozen local herbs and a hand-cut ice diamond; and Journey, a concoction that maps a tomato’s global odyssey.
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The future goalkeeper had, however, been conditioned by his nomadic family upbringing.
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Later, it was used to describe the sites created by nomadic groups like the Romani people.
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If an alien is ordered removed by an immigration judge, the same should happen.
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The new season will get around to that question, though the alien and earthly plot lines are kept on separate tracks.
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But economists say the fix and revenue increase are likely only temporary.
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In the city of Catia La Mar, people can be seen living outside, with temporary structures set up on a baseball field.
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
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Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
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Cathryn Miller-Wilson is executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, a refugee agency that serves about 6,000 clients a year.
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In a city celebrated for artworks that have survived for centuries, this installation was very nearly too transient.
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The true horizon of value creation requires a longer-term play—one that prioritizes physical AI and hardware-heavy infrastructure over the transient cycles of digital-only applications.
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“Fugitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fugitive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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