elope

verb

Definition of elopenext
as in to escape

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Recent Examples of elope The soaring costs of traditional ceremonies have led more couples to elope when tying the knot. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 After meeting on the set of All My Children, Consuelos and Ripa eloped in Las Vegas on May 1, 1996. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 May 2026 The couple became engaged in January 2008 and eloped in April of that year, marrying in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, according to E! — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Intimacy was everything for Alexandria Thompson, 30, and Ashwani Srivastava, 39, who are planning to elope in Las Vegas in May 2026 before their March 2027 wedding. — Kristy Alpert, Vogue, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for elope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elope
  1. escape
  2. abscond
  3. lam
  4. decamp
  5. scram
  6. get out
  7. scarper
Verb
  • Smith, too, struggled to escape the clutches of a Burnley defence that saw Hjalmar Ekdal replace the tiring Igor midway through the second half.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Thieves broke into a museum devoted to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the South of France early this morning, making off with four paintings by the French Impressionist before dropping two in the garden in their haste to escape.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • There were no revelations about FBI surveillance or any proof that Shakur actually absconded to Cuba.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky’s ex-husband/Priscilla’s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end).
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of abscond
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of lam
Verb
  • The pressure is becoming too much to bear, and one by one her circle of friends decamp to the only slightly safer environs of pre-war Paris.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Many locals decamp to the mountains, while their friends and colleagues across the border in France use the month to take their annual holidays.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of decamp
Verb
  • Tony Vitello didn’t get through the first inning before being told to scram, thrown out by home plate umpire Ryan Blakney for arguing a check-swing call.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The chicks reportedly also told Fiona the squirrel to scram—just like mom.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Definition of scram
Verb
  • But the driver did not comply with officers’ requests to get out of the vehicle.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Regarding the change of his arm angle, how much of it was deliberate versus being a product of mechanics getting out of whack?
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of scarper

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“Elope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elope. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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