1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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2
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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3
as in to retreat
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 flee
Police are searching for the driver who fled the scene.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Lindor and her parents fled Haiti in 2013, seeking safety after the country faced several natural disasters.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
The building was set on fire before the killer fled the scene, Jackson said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Their opposite numbers in Germany, like Paul Klee, fled Nazi Germany or stayed and suffered, like Felix Nussbaum.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Lindor and her parents fled Haiti in 2013, seeking safety after the country faced several natural disasters.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
The building was set on fire before the killer fled the scene, Jackson said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Their opposite numbers in Germany, like Paul Klee, fled Nazi Germany or stayed and suffered, like Felix Nussbaum.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flee
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That dock is just outside the disappearing glass walls of the ground-floor space.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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The pilot disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937, while attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Previously, the story followed Zagreus, the painfully cool son of Hades who spent his days making a break for the surface world to escape the overbearing grip of his father.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Despite sustaining some minor injuries — Ethan sustained several cuts, scrapes and bruises while Brandon sustained a small burn on his forehead and scarring on his hands — the pair escaped relatively unscathed, physically.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mike Bailey delivered a superkick to Dax Harwood, and Kevin Knight hit Cash Wheeler with a dropkick, sending FTR and Stokely retreating and ending the chaotic confrontation.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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When the sun sets, retreat to the hot tub.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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When Adkins flashed his lights on, Manchester kept running, grabbed the bag, dropped the bag, scaled a six-foot-fence and vanished into the weeds.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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In one sequence—a team-bonding water balloon fight at Coach Hudson's (Steve Zahn) lake house—the gentle Chad Powers vanishes.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Also, there is no Santa, but Alexia’s gay Jonny is there to trash-talk Todd once more before flying home to Spain.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The weapon can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm’s way.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The present is always coming at us so hard and fast that the unexamined past fades more from consciousness in the echo chamber of the now.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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Nobody buys an Alfa Romeo to fade into the crowd.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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One option, however, is a quick-access safe that can be bolted down.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Besides, setting it off while bolted to a fighter jet would have been messy, to say the least.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
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Kuina is teaching karate at her father’s dojo, Heiya is an influencer, Aguni is running the Hatter’s hat shop, and Niragi is trying to be better for his kid.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Developed by the late Silvio Horta and based on the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, Ugly Betty premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ran for four seasons until 2010.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Flee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flee. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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