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1
to cease to be visible
- the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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3
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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“Flee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flee. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of flee was before the 12th century
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