1
as in fleeing
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time
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2
as in avoiding
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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Recent Examples of escaping
Apa's character, Archie Andrews, was attacked by a bear after escaping from an underground prison fight club; Reinhart's Betty discovered her father was a serial killer and saved her sister from a cult; and Mendes traveled back in time to invent birth control.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Williams, who was also sentenced to a five-year prison term for escaping custody, sparking a major manhunt, is also at the center of allegations of misconduct by the Johnson City Police Department for more than three years.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
In hopes of bolstering George’s chances and briefly escaping the stuffy confines of married life, Hedda decides to throw a shindig announcing the couple’s return from their honeymoon.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Monkeys seen in water like this are likely searching for food, escaping danger, regulating their body temperature, or playing, researchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centers say.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Richardson, who was injured while escaping the fire, faced a brief bedside hearing in the hospital on Friday.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Investigators say the thieves entered and exited the museum in under four minutes on Sunday morning, escaping with eight pieces from France’s Crown Jewels.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Oct. 2025
The Epstein story is all about people who are sufficiently rich or entitled escaping the full consequences of their actions, something that is still happening here.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
While Aurora City Council races are nominally nonpartisan, there’s no escaping the politics of the day as hot-button issues like crime, immigration and police conduct insert themselves, often loudly, into discussions on the dais — and among those sitting in the council chamber audience.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Williams, who was also sentenced to a five-year prison term for escaping custody, sparking a major manhunt, is also at the center of allegations of misconduct by the Johnson City Police Department for more than three years.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
In hopes of bolstering George’s chances and briefly escaping the stuffy confines of married life, Hedda decides to throw a shindig announcing the couple’s return from their honeymoon.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Monkeys seen in water like this are likely searching for food, escaping danger, regulating their body temperature, or playing, researchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centers say.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Richardson, who was injured while escaping the fire, faced a brief bedside hearing in the hospital on Friday.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Investigators say the thieves entered and exited the museum in under four minutes on Sunday morning, escaping with eight pieces from France’s Crown Jewels.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Oct. 2025
The Epstein story is all about people who are sufficiently rich or entitled escaping the full consequences of their actions, something that is still happening here.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
While Aurora City Council races are nominally nonpartisan, there’s no escaping the politics of the day as hot-button issues like crime, immigration and police conduct insert themselves, often loudly, into discussions on the dais — and among those sitting in the council chamber audience.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escaping
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Officials said Booth allegedly stopped chasing the uncle, dropped the screwdriver and stripped off her clothes before fleeing from responding police.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Linda Kenney Baden, a legal analyst and defense attorney whose past clients have included Aaron Hernandez, Phil Spector and Casey Anthony, said Robinson's defense may be more focused on avoiding the death penalty than proving his innocence.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The writers mold a peculiar premise in their screenplay by avoiding another dime-a-dozen found footage spectacle, instead turning a very careful eye toward the real-life atrocities committed by the church — plus some genuine scares.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Air Force is repeatedly flying heavy bombers near the Venezuelan coast as a show of force, too.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Observers suggest that the test increases pressure on the United States and NATO to reconsider current policies and adapt to the introduction of underwater nuclear drones capable of evading ballistic missile shields.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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He was previously deported in 2006, 2014 and 2016, yet managed to re-enter at an unknown time and place, evading inspection, admission or parole by immigration authorities.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Escaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escaping. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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