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

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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Late escapes kept South Carolina State and North Carolina Central unbeaten in MEAC play ahead of their meeting.

— Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Throughout the electoral and political process, there have been deals made and money spent across the country — but no one escapes scrutiny.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of escapes

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Delbar is an Afghani American gay man who flees to Turkey after his mother banishes him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
Hilda flees the crumbling World Trade Center In September 2001, Hilda had just transferred to the Au Bon Pain restaurant on the ground floor of the World Trade Center.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of flees

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The next big test will be the demonstration flight of a Long March 10A rocket, which flies with a single core booster, and China’s new Mengzhou Moon ship to low-Earth orbit in early 2027.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
But in a town of heavyweight food and beverage brands from Chick-fil-A to Coca-Cola, Chicken Salad Chick still flies a bit under the radar, said its chief executive.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of flies

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Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

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