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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Weatherproofing required The project is currently the only one of its kind flying in Scandinavia.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Warriors will play at Detroit on Friday, and then fly to Atlanta to take on the Hawks the next day.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, do not feed coyotes or run away from them.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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The suspect ran away from the house and disappeared off camera.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 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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However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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While Sánchez was speaking to reporters standing behind a gate separating traffic from the protest, a man got out of a nearby vehicle to express his frustration.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 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 23 Mar. 2026.
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