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
Kinnear exited Talk Soup for his own late-night talk show, NBC's Later with Greg Kinnear.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
In that almost two-year period, large landlords acquired 178,000 single-family houses, and exited 184,000, for a net decline of 6,000.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Anthony Molina said the vehicle agents were chasing exited Interstate 805 and headed south on First Avenue before crashing into the side of an uninvolved vehicle.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
As a result of the deal, L-Gam exited Woolrich seven years after acquiring the brand in 2018 from its former owner, WP Lavori in Corso.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Walter started for the Raptors but exited four minutes into the first quarter because of a sore right hip.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Fleeger claimed there was physical contact as Freeman exited into a hallway, according to the newspaper.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Police said a 30-year-old Meridian man exited the vehicle and walked away from the location, while the driver stayed and cooperated with officers.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
In that almost two-year period, large landlords acquired 178,000 single-family houses, and exited 184,000, for a net decline of 6,000.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Anthony Molina said the vehicle agents were chasing exited Interstate 805 and headed south on First Avenue before crashing into the side of an uninvolved vehicle.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
As a result of the deal, L-Gam exited Woolrich seven years after acquiring the brand in 2018 from its former owner, WP Lavori in Corso.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Walter started for the Raptors but exited four minutes into the first quarter because of a sore right hip.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Fleeger claimed there was physical contact as Freeman exited into a hallway, according to the newspaper.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Police said a 30-year-old Meridian man exited the vehicle and walked away from the location, while the driver stayed and cooperated with officers.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exited
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Once the clock struck zero and quarterback Jordan Love’s final prayer fell unanswered in the end zone, Policy swiftly departed without much expression.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Now, New England is once again atop the AFC East, their first division victory since Tom Brady departed Boston.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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His car was later found abandoned on the Charlestown Bridge, where he was believed to have died by suicide.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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In a news release shared by the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control, officials said that they were called to assist the California Highway Patrol with the ducks after they were found inside a box truck whose owner or guardian had died.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with KSL in May 2025, Sha compared learning Braille to learning English when his family moved from Myanmar to the United States.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Engineers carried out multiple trajectory adjustments as the spacecraft moved farther from Earth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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For about a month, nobody had any idea who had felled the tree, and nobody could work out why it had been done.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The greatest damage appeared concentrated in the North Bay, where gusty winds felled numerous trees.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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Danila Yurov scored for Minnesota in the second period, as the Wild went without a regulation win on their three-game homestand, and are now 1-3-2 in their last half-dozen.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Jan. 2026
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Boston got points on two of its first three possessions of the game — a pair of rare two-point makes by Hauser, who takes 90% of his shots from 3-point range — then went cold for nearly five straight minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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Harold Cunningham/Getty Outside Le Constellation, Federico Gelle, a 17-year-old from Italy's Tuscany region, lit a candle for so many teens his own age who had perished.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of those was a family member of Rory Sykes, who perished in the blaze.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Six days afterward, a person in a truck that looked similar to the suspect’s vehicle fled, and successfully eluded police, when a BART officer approached, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The weapon then jammed and the attacker fled, running down the stairs, out onto the street, and disappearing into the dark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Exited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exited. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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