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as in to flee
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time
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as in to evade
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment
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as in flight
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a daring prison escape
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as in evasion
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
the reading of science fiction novels as an escape from boring reality
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Recent Examples of escape
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
And if an enclosure isn't tightly secured, your chickens will escape and wander off without any regards for property lines.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 June 2026
Zermatt is an Alpine escape, accessible via a scenic train that winds its way up through the mountains.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
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Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
And if an enclosure isn't tightly secured, your chickens will escape and wander off without any regards for property lines.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Noun
The house is a world she’s made for herself as an escape.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 June 2026
Zermatt is an Alpine escape, accessible via a scenic train that winds its way up through the mountains.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escape
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Officers learned that the victim who reported the incident initially fled the location, and the three suspects allegedly followed in pursuit.
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There was an active arrest warrant for the man for fleeing and eluding, Tony said, and DNA samples had tied him to multiple other crimes.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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None of the participating athletes have to pay for their flights.
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Donaldson auditioned for the Heat earlier this month after taking a red-eye flight from San Francisco.
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The athlete does not let himself be dribbled by the slightest sensitive subject, practicing an art of evasion beneath an XXL smile, under warm spotlights that illuminate his blue linen suit.
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The sheriff’s office reports hundreds of arrests, dozens of fugitives apprehended and weapons recovered, along with declines in fare evasion and crime where deputies have been deployed.
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Those who rely on custom mobility devices still have to fly commercial or find another way to get to the games, and risk damage to their wheelchairs in the process.
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Last year, Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets (Sunny and Gizmo) were about a month older during the fireworks show and had already grown enough feathers to fly away from the nest.
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To avoid a deluge of applications from every theater in America, Cockrum decided to make grants by invitation.
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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Jude Bellingham and Elliot Anderson have been subbed off in the 73rd minute, just after the players returned from the hydration break.
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Summer schedules, school breaks and birthday parties all share one thing in common.
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The conditions that drive transmission — silence, shame, and avoidance — remain largely unchanged.
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Obstacle avoidance is critical, as is collecting visual data of plant health and lighting conditions (natural and artificial LED illumination) for correlations over time, to improve yield.
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“Escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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