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
Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress or rescue time after a crash.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
The Artemis 2 crew also practiced emergency egress procedures in the VAB's High Bay 3, the site of the SLS stacking.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That means understanding factors like egress and ingress charges, query volumes, storage tiers and model usage limits.
—Jeffrey Gregor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
These improvements by Mother Nature were accompanied by much smoother ingress and egress experiences, thanks to the work that staff put in between days one and two.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
The Artemis 2 crew also practiced emergency egress procedures in the VAB's High Bay 3, the site of the SLS stacking.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That means understanding factors like egress and ingress charges, query volumes, storage tiers and model usage limits.
—Jeffrey Gregor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
These improvements by Mother Nature were accompanied by much smoother ingress and egress experiences, thanks to the work that staff put in between days one and two.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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My trusty spreadsheet found exits of chief executive officers were on the rise in a report by workplace consultants at Challenger, Gray & Christmas.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Half of the exit fee must be provided upfront as collateral.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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