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
Tommy Chong, an assistant principal at two of the schools on the dead end, told the group that the school needed the dead end for ingress and egress, especially given an upcoming renovation of the gym.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
Failure to scrutinize service-level agreements (SLAs) can result in unexpected downtime, excessive cloud egress fees and inefficient cross-cloud performance.
—Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Properties must meet certain physical requirements for ingress and egress, as well as fire safety and security requirements.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
As for ingress and egress, a touch of theatricality is provided thanks to AMP Research’s automatic steps that gracefully deploy.
—London Clark, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
Failure to scrutinize service-level agreements (SLAs) can result in unexpected downtime, excessive cloud egress fees and inefficient cross-cloud performance.
—Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Properties must meet certain physical requirements for ingress and egress, as well as fire safety and security requirements.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
As for ingress and egress, a touch of theatricality is provided thanks to AMP Research’s automatic steps that gracefully deploy.
—London Clark, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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Geographic diversification can help create resilience in an uncertain technology landscape and provide multiple paths to exits and returns.—
Nicole LeBlanc,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The premature exit also takes two meaningful games off the board, meaning Canada will only play friendlies between now and the World Cup.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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