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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According to the police report, Gibson acknowledged that his dogs were responsible and admitted there had been ongoing issues with them escaping the property.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Groves had eluded capture for nearly five months after fleeing the New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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That man, Jermain Hall, has since been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and aggravated fleeing a stop or detention.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Quentin eventually grew feelings for Billie and decided to confess to her before running away.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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It can be used for a number of emergency situations, like getting out of a car that’s submerged in water, or escaping a vehicle fire.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Beauty pageant contestants were seen in another video running off the stage as the earthquake started.—
Brandon Miller,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Rainfall from that storm was evenly distributed and soaked in rather than running off as flash floods.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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In offseason videos, though, he’s been flying through the air and flushing down ferocious dunks, so the athleticism looks to be back.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In one common attack, known as GPS spoofing, hackers transmit false location data that tricks a drone into flying off course.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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With the rain clearing out of the Sacramento area, Friday evening should be clear with a low of 54 degrees, according to the National Weather Service forecast.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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After clearing out each chamber of enemies, players are met with an offering that often leads to a choice.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Breaking out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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