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noun

Definition of exitnext
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as in escape
a place or means of going out all of the building's exits were being watched by security guards

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2
as in departure
the act of leaving a place the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front

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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities determined that his exit be from a place and time of his own choosing, the terminally ill patient opted for suicide

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exit

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verb

1
as in to move
to leave a place often for another in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion

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2
as in to die
to stop living expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

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Recent Examples of exit
Noun
They were called in when some individuals were refusing to leave and laying down, blocking an exit. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 O’Dell’s exit comes seven months after Ben Crompton replaced Andrew Llinares as Global Head of Entertainment at Fremantle. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
The segment booked $23 billion in orders during the quarter, with the backlog exiting the period at a record $101 billion, not inclusive of the F/A-XX contract win. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Factory Floor originally included Dominic Butler, who exited before their second album, 2016’s 25 25. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exit
  1. escape
  2. departure
  3. demise
  4. move
  5. die
  6. outlet
  7. exiting
  8. death
Noun
  • Lisa lets a dolphin named Snorky escape from Marine World after seeing his trainers taunt him for the amusement of slack-jawed yokels.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Southwest Airlines will add 11 new nonstop international routes to its schedule beginning in November, giving travelers more options for their next tropical escape.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of escape
Noun
  • Its longer-term vision extends beyond autonomous aircraft to airports where loading, departures, landings, and turnaround operations require minimal human involvement.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This rate of departure is significantly higher than the rates seen during the last two administrations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of departure
Noun
  • Hairworms take behavioral manipulation one step further by leading their hosts toward their own demise.
    — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Raised until his teens on Krypton, this Kal-El mourns its demise, and arrives on Earth nowhere near Kansas or the Kents.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of demise
Verb
  • Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.
    — Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Kate Whiteman, the woman who first filed a lawsuit against the men, died in late 2025 at age 45 in Australia.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rent played its first preview off-Broadway, at the New York Theatre Workshop, on January 25, 1996—the same day that Jonathan Larson, its 35-year-old composer and librettist, died suddenly at his home in Manhattan.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of die
Noun
  • Leftist mainstream media outlets piled on this week to express outrage at my observation, during a speech in Grand Rapids for Mike Rogers, about the troubling dearth of scientific output from the world’s 22 Arab nations over the past five decades.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Both artists explained the decision to revisit the project in a statement released to media outlets this week.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlet
Noun
  • According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Waymo robotaxis repeatedly passed stopped school buses in Austin, Texas, during the 2025–26 school year, while their stop signs were extended and students were boarding or exiting.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Entering and exiting was seamless and discreet, like staying in an Airbnb.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of exiting
Noun
  • The majority of The Same Place was recorded between 2010 and 2012, predating Doss’ passing; finishing touches were added by other OTC members and collaborators in the wake of Hart’s death.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her daughter, Jane Harnick, told the New York Times that her mother’s death followed a terminal cancer diagnosis.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Exit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exit. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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