eloped

past tense of elope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eloped
Verb
  • Other businesses, including a nearby convention center, restaurant and Ford assembly plant, escaped the blaze.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The mailman paused, checking to see if anyone had noticed or knew the puppy had escaped.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ignatova herself faces charges of wire and securities fraud and money laundering but has absconded.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Thieves absconded with jewelry which belonged to French Empress Eugenie from the Louvre museum in Paris, France.
    FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shein’s opening — and the run-up to that — lit a firestorm in France.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Outside, Gray stopped and lit a cigarette while Rockett checked the bus schedule again.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The hot start dwindled in the second half, and after completing 10 of his first 14 passes, Loftis missed 12 of his next 22 passes, tapering off as the game got out of hand.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • An executive from another competitor, Halco (which was sold and got out of the Halloween business long before Ben Cooper and Collegeville), credited the boom in licensed costumes to the rise in TV.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elliot heard from people who have loved ones at Columbia Correctional Institutions in Lake City that two dorms there had been cleared out.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • During sleep, waste is cleared out of our brains, and memories are consolidated, and there's a pile of evidence to show rest is critical for our health.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Eloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eloped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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