as in to escape
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Recent Examples of elope
However, if a board merited a deeper dive (say, a tester fell in love with a certain shape and wanted to elope), longer testing was par for the course.
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Drew Zieff, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
Locks and Children's Protective Services There were numerous occasions in which the family’s middle child, Jeremiah, eloped, leaving the safety of a responsible caregiver.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
They’ve been married for nearly 28 years, after initially eloping in 1997.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Not one of these children have died and none of them have escaped to elope when using their anchoring dog.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2024
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Drew Zieff, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
Locks and Children's Protective Services There were numerous occasions in which the family’s middle child, Jeremiah, eloped, leaving the safety of a responsible caregiver.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
They’ve been married for nearly 28 years, after initially eloping in 1997.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Not one of these children have died and none of them have escaped to elope when using their anchoring dog.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elope
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Mission Viejo right fielder Riley Campbell collected her third hit in the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate but Herrera escaped another jam to spark a celebratory dogpile.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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There's no doubt that when temperatures start to rise and approach 90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the only way to survive is to find places with fans or air conditioning, or, if possible, escape to the beach or pool to cool off.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
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The Original scored with a low blow and absconded a bull rope from El Grande II.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
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As the New York social scene prepares to decamp for the warmer months ahead, here’s a look at what’s new — and what not to miss — in the Hamptons this summer.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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Widowed, heartbroken, and left rattling around the house her own father built (the film has a real sense of place, both out in the town and inside the aquarium and Tova’s home), Tova is preparing to decamp for a luxe retirement home across the bay.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
11 Oct. 2024
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As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.—
Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2019
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Sale got out of the first three jams, however, and in the top of the fourth the Braves scored twice off Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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At least one truck driver got out of his vehicle to vent his frustration when some protesters tried to block vehicles driving on the road in front of the detention center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
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“Elope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elope. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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