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
Schools are designed for safe egress in an emergency.
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Scott Feuless, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Its smaller size makes the Gallardo easier to use on real-world roads, while conventional doors—rather than unwieldy scissor-style contraptions—allow normal ingress/egress, and once inside, even tall drivers can see and function with relative ease.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
Nebraska is expressly guaranteed the right to use eminent domain — the government’s power to take land against the owner’s will — to purchase land or egress for the canal.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
This created ingress and egress challenges for patrons with limited mobility, especially wheelchair users.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Scott Feuless, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Its smaller size makes the Gallardo easier to use on real-world roads, while conventional doors—rather than unwieldy scissor-style contraptions—allow normal ingress/egress, and once inside, even tall drivers can see and function with relative ease.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
Nebraska is expressly guaranteed the right to use eminent domain — the government’s power to take land against the owner’s will — to purchase land or egress for the canal.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
This created ingress and egress challenges for patrons with limited mobility, especially wheelchair users.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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The court filing details how Lemon closely coordinated with multiple protesters before the demonstration and obstructed the church’s exit as congregants tried to leave.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even large exits can create uncertainty because the income machine is gone.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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