eloped

past tense of elope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eloped
Verb
  • One of the most compelling takeaways from the Nuggets’ preseason was David Adelman’s willingness to get weird — a quality that escaped them by the end of Michael Malone’s tenure.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • After calling 911, police said the woman escaped and started screaming, which is when the officer found her.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thieves absconded with jewelry which belonged to French Empress Eugenie from the Louvre museum in Paris, France.
    FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The single owner of the facility, Sun Kyou Lee, also known to them as Jesus Lee, had absconded without any forwarding information.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Paris digs are infinitely sleeker, dimly lit, and darkly appointed, but the food is more or less an exact replica.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • My tree was fully lit, none of the lights were out or broken, and connecting them wasn’t all that difficult.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When an agent got out of the vehicle, Martinez drove at the agent, who fired about five shots at Martinez, the complaint states.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Once word got out about her treatments, her list of devotees started growing; like Hamilton, some of her more famous clients became friends.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the game, most of Arrowhead Stadium cleared out, except for the area around the suite where Swift watched the Chiefs thump their AFC West foe.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Silver Linings Playbook actress is recalling a wild incident at her home in which her Die, My Love costar Robert Pattinson unknowingly cleared out her trash can when her fridge was already empty.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Eloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eloped. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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