broken out (of)

verb

past participle of break out (of)
as in escaped
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 broken out (of)
  1. escaped
  2. fled
Verb
  • On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • Police detectives are now working to determine the make and model of the vehicle that fled the scene.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Foreign governments must also protect Afghans who have fled Taliban rule.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fled
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“Broken out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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