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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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
They were forced to—escaping with just the clothes on their backs and the courage to rebuild their lives in a foreign land.
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Grace Meng, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Though underground testing is considered safer, 32 of those tests in Nevada resulted in fallout escaping into the atmosphere, according to a 1993 UN report.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
One of the themes that goes throughout these novels is this idea of escaping the castle, escaping the kingdom.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Anything that suggests smoke is escaping somewhere other than straight up and out deserves immediate attention.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
While some zodiac signs crave comfort, others chase the thrill (and the extra sugar), but at the end of the day, there’s no escaping the seasonal indulgence.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Conway Morris points to intelligence in other animals — such as crows using tools, dolphins solving problems, and octopuses escaping enclosures — as evidence that cognition has emerged multiple times in different ways.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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
Grace Meng, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Though underground testing is considered safer, 32 of those tests in Nevada resulted in fallout escaping into the atmosphere, according to a 1993 UN report.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
One of the themes that goes throughout these novels is this idea of escaping the castle, escaping the kingdom.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Anything that suggests smoke is escaping somewhere other than straight up and out deserves immediate attention.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
While some zodiac signs crave comfort, others chase the thrill (and the extra sugar), but at the end of the day, there’s no escaping the seasonal indulgence.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Conway Morris points to intelligence in other animals — such as crows using tools, dolphins solving problems, and octopuses escaping enclosures — as evidence that cognition has emerged multiple times in different ways.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escaping
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Born in Tehran, Atash migrated to the United States alone at the age of 19, fleeing war, trauma, and abuse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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These risks have prompted the United States, China, and other spacefaring nations to develop advanced systems for tracking, avoiding, and potentially removing orbital debris.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Maximize calcium absorption by pairing it with vitamin D, healthy fats, and proper timing, while avoiding absorption blockers such as high-oxalate foods and excessive caffeine.—
Trang Tran,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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The conservative backlash isn’t surprising, but we were still left genuinely puzzled by the unshakable belief that a lesbian nun is as far-fetched a notion as a flying elephant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The wood-free Hyper Core composite walls are finished in automotive grade aluminum outer panels framed out via 11-gauge aluminum corner rails, protecting the trailer from low branches and flying debris.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Escaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escaping. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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