BREAKING OUT (OF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

breaking out (of)

verb

present participle of break out (of)

as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage

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But no such rules exist to prevent AI agents from similarly escaping – even though the consequences could be catastrophic.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
That fear came to a head when Crowley had her captured and her dad had to come find her after deftly escaping prison.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Garcia’s conviction included an enhancement for fleeing after committing a gross vehicular manslaughter and personally using a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Godreque Newsom was accused of unintentionally killing 27-year-old Abari Meade in a car wreck and fleeing the scene.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

Kaplan went on to say even if they aren’t severely injured, dogs can simply get scared and start running away.

— Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The rescue comes as shelters across the region prepare for an influx of stray pets following Fourth of July celebrations, when fireworks often frighten dogs into running away from home.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of running away

Verb

For many actors, getting into character isn’t as big of a problem as getting out of one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
Most of the first episode gives us Lucky on the run, getting out of the hotel and out of Vegas, and across the tops of a field of big rigs.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of getting out

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To keep water from running off, use a low and slow method such as a soaker hose or drip irrigation to allow the water to slowly sink into the roots for deep watering.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
But so a modern car, like a Bronco, the powertrain’s running off electronics, right?

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026

Definition of running off

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Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of flying

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Penny had seen ads for his company, which specializes in working with senior citizens overwhelmed by the downsizing process and the prospect of clearing out and fixing up their houses to sell.

— Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
The National Weather Service said in its daily forecast summary for the region on Monday clouds and humidity are clearing out and ushering in above-average heat.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of clearing out

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