1
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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2
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
In March 2024, Rice was involved in a high-speed multi-vehicle crash in Dallas, then fled the scene.
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Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Maritza Rodriguez, a 60-year-old woman from Havana who fled Cuba because of her political activities as a member of the Damas de Blanco group, waited for her husband of 38 years to come out of the Miramar facility.
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Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Deputies located the vehicle in Marysville and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, leading authorities on a pursuit that ended near the east end of the 10th Street Bridge.
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Reeti Malhotra
july 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Consumers fled from the company as Musk took more public political stances, such as backing German far-right party AfD prior to the German elections.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
By that point, Shockley had fled the state, testimony later showed.
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Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Witnesses reported that a black vehicle struck Lewis and fled the scene.
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Larry Seward,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Mapezi arrived in South Africa as a teenager 15 years ago, having fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after being gang-raped by members of a militia in the country's East.
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Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Maritza Rodriguez, a 60-year-old woman from Havana who fled Cuba because of her political activities as a member of the Damas de Blanco group, waited for her husband of 38 years to come out of the Miramar facility.
—
Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Deputies located the vehicle in Marysville and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, leading authorities on a pursuit that ended near the east end of the 10th Street Bridge.
—
Reeti Malhotra
july 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Consumers fled from the company as Musk took more public political stances, such as backing German far-right party AfD prior to the German elections.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
By that point, Shockley had fled the state, testimony later showed.
—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Witnesses reported that a black vehicle struck Lewis and fled the scene.
—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Mapezi arrived in South Africa as a teenager 15 years ago, having fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after being gang-raped by members of a militia in the country's East.
—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fled
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The news of the arrest caught the attention of the family of Amy McHale, a woman who was once married to Horsch’s father and disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
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Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.
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William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle.
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Born enslaved in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to the North and emerged as the nation’s leading abolitionist and major literary political figure of his time.
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Padres left fielder Jase Bowen retreated to the ivy and made a leaping catch.
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Armand gives a recap of the events leading up to and following the Trial of season two, saying that Lestat retreated to Magnus’s tower for the latter half of the 20th century, and never reached out to Louis to expose the truth about Armand orchestrating Claudia’s murder.
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The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.
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When that sunset arrived and his shares converted to ordinary votes, the guardian vanished.
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Against Seattle, the Storm bolted to a 21-13 lead after one quarter and held firm from there.
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Oregon and Washington soon bolted, also for the Big Ten, and eventually Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah joined the Big 12, and Cal and Stanford joined the ACC.
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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
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On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
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Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.
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The Dred Scott decision is said to have inspired Lincoln to speak out forcefully against slavery, run for president, and later lead the nation through a bloody Civil War.
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“Fled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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