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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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Recent Examples of exit
Noun
Elsewhere, another doctor made their exit from the hospital: Naomi was not happy that Dr. Lenox went to Mrs. Goodwin with the accusations against Dr. Hayes. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 14 May 2025 Earnings are tied to long-term exits, providing stability compared to hedge funds’ annual bonus volatility. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Verb
And several key reporting talents are being divided up between NBC News and Versant’s MSNBC and CNBC, among them Steve Kornacki, who inked a deal to exit MSNBC to stay put among the Comcast stable. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 This is Vegas’ first time exiting in the second round of the playoffs in franchise history. Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exit
Noun
  • Boyd, 19, who was facing charges of second-degree murder before the escape, was the latest inmate captured.
    Peter D'Abrosca , Nate Foy, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
  • What was an escape turned into nine piano compositions made available on various platforms, including Spotify, after feedback on Instagram.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Through at least June 15, no more than 28 arrivals and the same number of departures will be allowed each hour, marking a 28% decrease from the average of 39 that typically take off and land.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
  • SpaceX Dragon to depart from ISS The crew members aboard the station spent time Wednesday, May 21, loading and securing a variety of cargo inside the Dragon spacecraft ahead of its scheduled departure.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.
    Daniel Sutter, National Review, 16 May 2025
  • This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.
    Martin Rogers, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • If the execution moves forward this time, Smith will be the first inmate executed in Tennessee since 2020 and the 19th in the U.S. this year.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Enterprise software stacks tend to move, blend, shift and drift over time as software developers and data scientists skew them one way or another depending on the need for new applications, the use of different toolsets and the adoption of different development methodologies.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • About 1,600 people get sick and 260 die each year from listeriosis, according to the CDC.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Eight-year-old Alanah Phillips and her 4-year-old brother Zayn Phillips died after Chidester drove her car into a child's party at the private Swan Boat Club on April 20, 2024.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Luke has spent 10 years reporting on Formula 1 for outlets including Autosport, The New York Times and NBC Sports, and is also a published author.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Some entertainment outlets have tapped this new film as one of the most anticipated sci-fi movies coming down the road.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The ship departed from Tokyo on April 26 for a cruise through Japan and Alaska before arriving in Vancouver, according to CruiseMapper.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • On Wednesday morning, before departing for Doha, Qatar, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 May 2025

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“Exit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exit. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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