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
Thirteen Excel players, including Ian Happ, Adam Ottavino and Anthony Volpe, absconded to WME Sports with the duo, while several more players left for other agencies.
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The two men absconded with cash and credit cards before fleeing the scene.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Rhea even absconded with a contract that did not have her name on it like a shady politician trying to overturn an election.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
An activist group called Robbed and Plundered Sardinia estimates that visitors abscond with about 5 tons of organic material each year.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The two men absconded with cash and credit cards before fleeing the scene.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Rhea even absconded with a contract that did not have her name on it like a shady politician trying to overturn an election.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
An activist group called Robbed and Plundered Sardinia estimates that visitors abscond with about 5 tons of organic material each year.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond
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Police on Friday captured one of the New Orleans parish inmates who escaped six weeks ago in a jailbreak Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the worst in recent state history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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Whenever the lovers escape the family’s attention, the lighting designer Isabella Byrd throws deep shadows over their sometimes naked forms, turning their bodies into lubricious, moving Caravaggios.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Simmons is then accused of carjacking a vehicle from someone who was at the medical facility and fleeing the scene.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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The brothers ran, but Brown was fatally wounded, and witnesses described seeing a pickup truck fleeing the scene.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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Nearly two weeks ago, 62 carbon-spewing private jets reportedly flew world leaders into Kananaskis, Canada, for the G7 summit, raising serious questions about the travel choices of those who are supposed to be tackling climate change and other global crises.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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The administration eventually flew him back, but immediately detained him on criminal charges.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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“Abscond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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