escape hatch

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Recent Examples of escape hatch The homes are connected by a tunnel leading to a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter, reportedly equipped with an escape hatch, a library, and bomb shelter-style steel-and-concrete doors. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025 An escape hatch for Brunson, then trapped in no man’s land. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025 An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 An act of Mother Nature may have provided a convenient escape hatch. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for escape hatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escape hatch
Noun
  • Friedland never ignores what’s upsetting about Ruth’s condition, especially the loneliness that might replace sleep in an unfamiliar bed, or the despair that triggers a nighttime escape.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Sheriff Susan Hutson, whose department operates the jail and has faced intense scrutiny over the escapes, personally received the tip Friday morning that led to the arrest.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • No release or court information was available for Cunningham.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • During a court hearing Wednesday, Holmes set specific conditions for Abrego Garcia's release that included him living with his brother, a U.S. citizen, in Maryland.
    BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025

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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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