escape hatch

noun

Definition of escape hatchnext
as in escape

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Recent Examples of escape hatch 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 The escape hatch works because comparison requires holding self and other apart. — Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for escape hatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escape hatch
  1. escape
  2. release
Noun
  • This aided an economic recovery and an escape from deflation.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The cover also incorporates more than 10,000 micropores per square centimeter, designed to help heat and moisture escape.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of escape
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  • Fans online — those who’d been at the concert and those just tracking it from afar — immediately began clamoring for a commercial release of Saturday’s show.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators believe the suspect, 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker, killed himself, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday evening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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