as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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Verb
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This one remains scoreless after some early tension, and Austria escapes a close call.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026 -
How to Get There Remote escapes, by definition, are hard to reach, but the Northern Neck is accessible from a few cities.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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The first segment examines a woman who flees her home, escaping to a remote island in Ireland after her husband’s criminal trial.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Here, a quilt flies over the spacious skies of Utah’s Dead Horse Point State Park (an area threatened by drilling permits approved by the US Bureau of Land Management) bearing Wes Gordon’s Georgia, Ashlynn Park’s Arkansas, and Sergio Hudson’s South Carolina, among others.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
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The Lions are not typically a team that flies counter to recognizing social justice causes.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Cleveland scored three runs off reliever Glenn Taylor in the seventh to tie it 3-all and spoil a strong start by Anthony Kay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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The Pirates scored five runs off nine hits, four of which were doubles, in just the first three frames.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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“Breaks out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaks%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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