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 Crossover also adds a new off-road-ready electric step for easier ingress and egress. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026 In March, Miller, the lone survivor of the Piedmont crash, also sued Tesla over its electronic door-opening and emergency-egress systems. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 Rear doors that open at a 90-degree angle makes ingress and egress even easier, though makes for huge rear doors. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for egress
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exit
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  • An Orland Park, Illinois woman was killed Sunday morning after she was ejected from her SUV during a crash with a semi on Interstate 80/94 near the Burr Street exit in Gary.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Tanya Keys, deputy director for DCF, pointed to how the report shows that the state has fully met four outcomes and the agency will begin taking the steps necessary to exit court oversight for those.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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