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
Gordon had absconded with the Camargo while transporting ordinary merchandise from San Francisco to New York.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The league has existed as a Washington State-Oregon State dyad since August, when 10 of its dozen members officially absconded to other conferences.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Mia Yim interfered after with a kendo stick, and even after Piper absconded the stick, Yim got the better of Niven.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
What better place to abscond to than your grandparents’ bougie house, a place where the mere mention of your mother’s name elicits automatic rage?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The league has existed as a Washington State-Oregon State dyad since August, when 10 of its dozen members officially absconded to other conferences.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Mia Yim interfered after with a kendo stick, and even after Piper absconded the stick, Yim got the better of Niven.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
What better place to abscond to than your grandparents’ bougie house, a place where the mere mention of your mother’s name elicits automatic rage?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond
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Tesla needs Musk's technical brilliance but can't escape the collateral damage of his polarizing public persona.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Behind the Tigers’ strong start is Gleyber Torres’ subtle leadership Cade Cunningham, Pistons can’t escape growing pains that come with NBA playoffs Colton Pouncy is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Detroit Lions.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Fellow dictatorships including Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran lined up behind Maduro while Gonzalez fled the country during the reign of state terror against dissidents that followed the election.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Apr. 2025
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The conflict has forced 12.4 million people to flee their homes and seek safety either elsewhere in Sudan or across the border, including more than half of whom are children (including nearly a third under five).—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Conerly and several family members flew from Seattle to the other Washington.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Chicago nearly tied it when Edgar Quero flew out to deep right field on a ball Lawrence Butler caught right in front of the wall.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Abscond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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