as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026 -
If a moon’s atmosphere allows gases to condense, much of this heat would escape into space.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The officer was able to get behind a barrier and avoid being hit, and Carter fled in the U-Haul, police said.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The routes are also used by Lebanese civilians, including by people seeking to flee to the north for safety.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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While some of the students were flying through the sky for dunks and layups, the impact of the courts goes beyond hoops, too.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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As the operation collapses into violence and betrayal his only way out is to keep flying.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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There’s a part of our nervous system, in our adrenaline, which is often about fight or flight, and the one thing athletes can never do is the flight part, which is running away.—
Tim Chan,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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County police said the second shooter ran away.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Cowgirls ran off nine straight points to start the fourth to snuff out Princeton's hopes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The legislation is named for Bailey’s autistic daughter, Laila, who once ran off without a trace, a terrifying reality for many families caring for people with disabilities.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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Pelicans coach James Borrego called a timeout that stopped the run, but the game had already gotten out of hand.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An officer of the Alvarado Police Department drove up, got out of his car, and drew his weapon.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Break out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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