1
as in departed
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 died
to stop living
expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends
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Recent Examples of exited
Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
By Tuesday afternoon, the Orion capsule exited the lunar sphere of influence.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The crew exited via a side hatch, one by one, onto an inflatable raft known as a front porch that allows the four astronauts to get their sea legs back after 10 days in space.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry exited Sentebale, which was created in 2006 to address the spread of HIV/AIDS in the African nations of Lesotho and Botswana, in March 2025 over disputes with the charity’s board chair Dr Sophie Chandauka.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Lyonne reportedly went to the bathroom and eventually exited the plane.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
The contest was delayed for about 10 minutes in the fourth after plate umpire Ron Kulpa exited due to taking a foul ball off his mask.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And of the 1,105 people who parked their vehicles in city-run lots, 240 exited to long-term housing.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
By Tuesday afternoon, the Orion capsule exited the lunar sphere of influence.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The crew exited via a side hatch, one by one, onto an inflatable raft known as a front porch that allows the four astronauts to get their sea legs back after 10 days in space.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry exited Sentebale, which was created in 2006 to address the spread of HIV/AIDS in the African nations of Lesotho and Botswana, in March 2025 over disputes with the charity’s board chair Dr Sophie Chandauka.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Lyonne reportedly went to the bathroom and eventually exited the plane.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
The contest was delayed for about 10 minutes in the fourth after plate umpire Ron Kulpa exited due to taking a foul ball off his mask.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And of the 1,105 people who parked their vehicles in city-run lots, 240 exited to long-term housing.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exited
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lillo himself died in 2021, leaving Block to carry on his legacy.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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His cousin died, while he and his brother were injured.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pereira went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brent Suter opened the game and went two-plus innings.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Phillips was among the 1,500 who perished.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Detailed wage reports from the California Employment Development Department for the seven employees who perished show no reportable income from Devastating Pyrotechnics, despite several of the men having been associated with the company for years.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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During the conversation, the actor revealed that things got pretty physical during the preparation for his intimate scenes with Fanning, 28.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Police said the group stole an ATM and fled in a dark SUV.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Police said the driver fled the scene after the collision.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Exited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exited. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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