breaks out (of)

verb

present tense third-person singular of break out (of)
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaks out (of)
  1. escapes
  2. flees
  3. flies
  4. runs off
Verb
  • Kevin Kelly escapes with the lead 😤 The Rays are three outs away from the World Series!
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As previously stated, the anchor should review what the AI agents produce, make the ship call and answer when a defect escapes.
    — Jay Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of escapes
Verb
  • For example, if a bank robbery suspect flees in a vehicle and witnesses provide only a description, investigators can search the database for vehicles matching that description.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The agent then flees into the titular pawn shop as a mob of protesters pursue him.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of flees
Verb
  • That’s a good thing, because the Viceroy flies lower than the masts of larger sailboats and much lower than, say, the upper decks of a cruise ship.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company flies to private terminals in Aspen, Colorado; Los Cabos, Mexico; Los Angeles (Van Nuys); Maui; Miami; New York (Westchester and NYC); and West Palm Beach, Florida.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flies
Verb
  • At first, McConnell backs toward the officers but then runs off, and law enforcement pursues him.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • San Diego took a 2-0 lead by scoring a pair of runs off Misiorowski in the second inning.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs off
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