Definition of egressnext
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 The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Also think about data egress fees, model version drift, GPU supply lead times and the slow creep of proprietary APIs that quietly become very sticky. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Cars honked – not in impatience as their egress was completely stalled by streams of fans, but in solidarity. Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Is an egress window required for a basement bedroom? Ana Durrani, USA Today, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for egress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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  • Philly fans, who loudly booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper throughout the night, quietly headed toward the exits when Walker's winning shot soared over the left field wall.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Only two — Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister and Spain’s Victor Munoz — remain in the tournament after earlier-than-expected exits for the Netherlands, Germany and Brazil.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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