egresses

plural of egress
as in exits
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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exits
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  • Chelsea are 5-1 up against 10 men, the result long since secured, but no one wants to head for the exits to escape the teeming rain just yet.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There’s the bar across the street, whose customers sometimes park their cars on the sidewalks and in front of The Grand’s garage exits, trapping residents inside.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Egresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egresses. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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