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Definition of exitsnext
plural of exit
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a place or means of going out all of the building's exits were being watched by security guards

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exits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of exit

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Recent Examples of exits
Noun
Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption. Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026 Crews determined that the cave had two exits, either through the water to a beach with access to the bluffs or onto a pocket beach, but the trail was too steep to get onto the bluffs. Tim Fang, CBS News, 18 May 2026 But more often, executive exits are systemic in ways leaders are reluctant to admit. Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Cartel members responded to El Mencho’s death by setting fire to cars and buses and blocking major exits from Guadalajara. Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 As the fire grew and fireworks began exploding inside the store, customers and staff scrambled for the exits. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Some exits are digested better than others. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026 And what could be more rebellious than sending a roomful of serious cinephiles screaming for the exits? Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026 In more than 10 seasons as GM, the Nets are 347-481 with five playoff appearances, four first-round exits, two playoff sweeps, and two lottery picks. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Verb
Those are two very different things, and the gap between them is where exits go wrong. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Ron Jenkins / Getty Images Kidd exits with four years and nearly $40 million remaining on his deal. Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Goldschmied exits Daily Blue to launch Goldie, another woman’s jeans brands characterized by innovative production techniques like the use of pigments and garment dyeing. Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 Who speaks, who reacts, who exits, who screenshots? Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026 Waymo also says that at the rider's destination, the trunk will automatically open when the rider exits the vehicle. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 Officials originally planned to close all northbound and southbound lanes of I-285 on the west side of Atlanta between exits 5 and 9. Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 May 2026 Tyler Glasnow exits early Glasnow left the game with a team trainer before the bottom of the second inning. Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026 MrBeast exits the arena, off to another afternoon shoot. Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exits
Noun
  • For someone who has spent much of the last decade circling the globe for performances, press tours, and personal escapes, Cabello’s most vivid recent travel memories aren’t necessarily tied to buzzy capitals or luxury resorts.
    Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
  • Even Rizo, who had lots of pyrotechnics and near escapes last season, is playing a much wiser game this time.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • JetBlue plans nearly 130 daily departures at FLL this summer, a 75% increase from last summer.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Frieden said that, by the time health workers detected this latest outbreak, cases have outnumbered those reported at the start of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which caused over 28,000 cases and 11,325 deaths over two years.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Those figures included three deaths.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Mercury enters Gemini and moves through your 3rd House of Communication, waking up conversations, messages, and the small decisions that shape your day.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • Once the midweek cold front moves through, a better chance for more areas to see wet weather comes Wednesday afternoon.
    Rachael Jay, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Here’s what experts say ‘Survivor’s penalty’ can affect retirees after a spouse dies.
    Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 23 May 2026
  • Death Doesn’t Cancel Income Tax Obligations or Debts One common misconception is that tax problems disappear when someone dies.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • During Britney Spears’ DUI arrest in Ventura County in March, the pop star, at points, refused to comply with law enforcement, denying being under the influence and offering to make lasagna for officers rather than exit her car, video and reporting released by various outlets Thursday showed.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • According to the outlets, the body was found in the Bronx on Wednesday, May 20, beneath a Cross Bronx Expressway overpass.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Vents should be kept free of leaves, dirt, and debris, and not be obstructed by vegetation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
  • If Hethington can source the preferred barramundi, look for the green-fig-leaves fish roast.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025

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