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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When a storm traps everyone inside, Hannah must find the culprit before the road clears and the killer escapes.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026 -
What escapes sight escapes discipline and, potentially, erasure.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Seemingly a united front, Michaela agrees to stay in London upon Francesca’s request, but secretly flees in the finale.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Taylor is part of the first 33 minutes or so of the movie, until Perfidia flees to Mexico and away from Lockjaw, who Taylor insists never had the power in that dynamic.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Qatar Airways, which started Miami service in late 2024, flies to Doha.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The engine whine increases again, and the helicopter flies off, spraying us with fine powder.—
Brent Rose,
Outside,
28 Feb. 2026
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Water runs off quickly, carrying seeds and topsoil with it.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Maybe the Sox can honor Ryan by reminding him of the night Ozzie Guillen and Craig Grebeck hit back-to-back home runs off him in 1990, their only home runs that season.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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