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
Largess also said there weren’t proper egress points on 4th Street to allow the dispersing crowd to escape.
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Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
The original measure required the next state building code to allow a single stairway as a means of egress in small residential buildings and passed as part of the 2024 bond package.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
City Manager Seimone Jurjis said next steps include doing more design work with the consultant to explore what a building at the park could look like and what other considerations, such as environmental factors, height and ingress and egress, could play a role.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
They will be backed by a phalanx of surveillance cameras, drones and multiple real-time technological hubs monitoring every entrance, doorway and egress point.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
The original measure required the next state building code to allow a single stairway as a means of egress in small residential buildings and passed as part of the 2024 bond package.
—Ct Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
City Manager Seimone Jurjis said next steps include doing more design work with the consultant to explore what a building at the park could look like and what other considerations, such as environmental factors, height and ingress and egress, could play a role.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
They will be backed by a phalanx of surveillance cameras, drones and multiple real-time technological hubs monitoring every entrance, doorway and egress point.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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But Edwards hit a 3-pointer a few seconds later to push the lead to 135-128 and send the home fans streaming toward the exits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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If your partner is talking to you like this, make an exit plan.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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