1
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
a toddler who fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room
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Recent Examples of fled
Rajoelina has fled the country.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After Gascón decided to charge Proctor in 2024, the former officer allegedly fled the country and is believed to have lived in Trinidad for the past year, NBCLA exclusively reported.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Swiping Safes, Dodging Ambushes Back in Damascus, some 3,000 members of the General Intelligence services were still inside the sprawling security compound in the capital’s southwest, unaware that regime elites had already fled.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The attack was carried out by three suspects who fled the scene in a vehicle, the newspaper added.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians had fled the capital as IDF operations proceeded.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Residents fled buildings and homes in fear as the quake disrupted daily life.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Rather than returning to a patient Penelope, Rip has fled the termagant Dame Van Winkle.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The Grey Sloan Exodus Admittedly, many of these people left and returned eventually, but wow, so many doctors fled Grey Sloan Memorial in seasons 18 and 19 — and there wasn’t even a life-altering, catastrophic disaster as a catalyst.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After Gascón decided to charge Proctor in 2024, the former officer allegedly fled the country and is believed to have lived in Trinidad for the past year, NBCLA exclusively reported.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Swiping Safes, Dodging Ambushes Back in Damascus, some 3,000 members of the General Intelligence services were still inside the sprawling security compound in the capital’s southwest, unaware that regime elites had already fled.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The attack was carried out by three suspects who fled the scene in a vehicle, the newspaper added.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians had fled the capital as IDF operations proceeded.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Residents fled buildings and homes in fear as the quake disrupted daily life.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Rather than returning to a patient Penelope, Rip has fled the termagant Dame Van Winkle.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The Grey Sloan Exodus Admittedly, many of these people left and returned eventually, but wow, so many doctors fled Grey Sloan Memorial in seasons 18 and 19 — and there wasn’t even a life-altering, catastrophic disaster as a catalyst.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fled
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To the thousands of Syrians who lost loved ones, or were tortured, imprisoned or displaced by the Assad regime, their homeland had become a crime scene from which the top suspects disappeared en masse.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Weary from the public fixation on his body, which threatened to overshadow the music itself, D’Angelo disappeared into years of grief and addiction, popping up for the occasional feature, though remaining very much in the bunker.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
15 Oct. 2025
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One of the most compelling takeaways from the Nuggets’ preseason was David Adelman’s willingness to get weird — a quality that escaped them by the end of Michael Malone’s tenure.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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After calling 911, police said the woman escaped and started screaming, which is when the officer found her.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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While early Labuschagne drove beautifully through the covers and whipped the ball firmly through midwicket, the more recent iteration seemed to have retreated, his mindset becoming defensive.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Soria has retreated from Nepal’s Dhaulagiri a staggering 14 times.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
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The charges against him Vedam was charged and convicted for the murder of Tom Kinser, a 19-year-old who had vanished in State College in late 1980.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The teen had vanished from her bedroom moments earlier.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Instantly, her apartment faded away, to be replaced by a dark void.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Smith-Schuster got up and bolted after Branch, who was being restrained by Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Healthcare does not need another scribe bolted onto a generic model.—
Andreas Cleve,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Fled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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