escape hatch

noun

Definition of escape hatchnext
as in escape

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Recent Examples of escape hatch Oil prices are rising after the United States conducted an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets and Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to disrupt a crucial escape hatch for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports. — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 In that sense, this listing is part trophy, part escape hatch. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026 My nervous system built escape hatches and emotional barriers to protect me from enduring more harm. — Kai Coggin, Time, 16 May 2026 Some gadgets work like escape hatches, designed to mute the noise of life and transport you to a safe space. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for escape hatch
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  1. escape
  2. release
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  • These circumstances, too, create a perception of the world as unpredictable and may lead people to seek escape via alcohol or other drugs.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There’s relief in his escape but the path has left him feeling scorned, too.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of escape
Noun
  • Judge Michael Sweet sentenced Roderick Earl Sowells, 60, for the murder of David Marcus Jones, 29, of West Sacramento, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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