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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When officers began to chase him, Rustrian turned off his car’s lights to try to escape police.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Many winter Texans flock to the city to escape colder temperatures up north, and Mexican citizens also frequent the city for shopping and business.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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The tanker, Bella 1, had renamed itself Marinera and registered under the Russian flag after fleeing the region, according to an intelligence report from AI maritime analytics firm Windward.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead of stopping to help the victim, the driver fled from the area.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The self-flying camera is equipped with a 4K camera capable of recording at up to 100 frames per second.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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On Wednesday, numerous commemorations and tributes occurred in the devastated communities and throughout the city and county of Los Angeles —including flags flying at half-staff at City Hall, county buildings and at all state buildings.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The British-Muslim coming-of-age drama follows two teenage girls who run away from troubled lives, confronting radicalization, identity and belonging.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The organ is dropped on the floor and a dog in the waiting room, who'd accidentally consumed marijuana, snaps it up and runs away with it.—
Ana Calderone,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Golden State ran off nine straight, including seven by Butler, to trail 94-90.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If someone doesn't have a smoke detector or kitchen vents that are running, a situation can quickly get out of control.—
Tina Patel,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Is the fact that Nvidia shares can’t get out of their own way — and that bitcoin has been dead money since two weeks after the 2024 election — a danger side for risk appetites and the broader tape?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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