as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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Recent Examples of egress
Builders would also have to follow more stringent standards regarding water supply, road widths, and ingress and egress paths.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Airstream Other specs of interest include a three-speaker JBL sound system, shower room L-track for hanging up wet clothes and gear, side and rear doors for comfortable ingress/egress and gear loading, a monitoring touchscreen, and a rear under-floor storage compartment.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
Having a fire engineer establish that there are enough warning and suppression devices and easy egress points should satisfy fire safety requirements.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
And even though there were multiple egress points.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Airstream Other specs of interest include a three-speaker JBL sound system, shower room L-track for hanging up wet clothes and gear, side and rear doors for comfortable ingress/egress and gear loading, a monitoring touchscreen, and a rear under-floor storage compartment.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
Having a fire engineer establish that there are enough warning and suppression devices and easy egress points should satisfy fire safety requirements.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
And even though there were multiple egress points.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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However, guest star Daniel Lubetzky, who founded the Kind snack company, was recently promoted to a permanent seat on the panel ahead of Cuban's exit.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Gundogan replaced David Silva’s metronomic influence, Ruben Dias brought back Vincent Kompany’s leadership and, of course, the pain of Sergio Aguero’s exit has been numbed somewhat.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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