1
as in disappearing
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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2
as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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3
as in retreating
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 fleeing
Bolsonaro is under house arrest, surrounded by guards to prevent him from fleeing to a foreign embassy to request asylum.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Campuses are also a common site for hoax active shooter reports, which often causes mass panic and sends students fleeing for safety.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Then a seventh person, who was believed to be a drug customer, drove to the residence before fleeing from police.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
An image released showed a man and smaller person, both dressed in black, fleeing the scene on a motorbike.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors allege Prowell first met Miguel Angel King, 51, on July 20, 2021, and fatally shot him before fleeing in his car.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Surveillance footage released by police captured part of the shooting and the gunman fleeing the scene.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The teaser ends with Kayce chasing after two fleeing black SUVs.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt and three cousins.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Campuses are also a common site for hoax active shooter reports, which often causes mass panic and sends students fleeing for safety.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Then a seventh person, who was believed to be a drug customer, drove to the residence before fleeing from police.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
An image released showed a man and smaller person, both dressed in black, fleeing the scene on a motorbike.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors allege Prowell first met Miguel Angel King, 51, on July 20, 2021, and fatally shot him before fleeing in his car.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Surveillance footage released by police captured part of the shooting and the gunman fleeing the scene.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The teaser ends with Kayce chasing after two fleeing black SUVs.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt and three cousins.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleeing
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The same message came Wednesday after another offensive disappearing act.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office told ABC News investigation is made more difficult by the fact that Black Rock City is a temporary city that is disappearing Monday, now that attendees have left, so officials have to work before evidence disappears.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Minnesota Vikings were on the short end of the score for three quarters as Caleb Williams was running and escaping from the pass rush and the Chicago Bears appeared to be on their way to a season-opening victory against the division rivals.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is psychoanalysis, plainly, and there is no escaping the mediation of the psyche.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Schools, churches, small shops that survived the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed over 300,000 are now a pile of rubble, part of the apocalyptic landscape left behind by the retreating forces that control almost all of Haiti’s capital.—
Johnny Fils-Aimé,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Water is rapidly replacing ice along the coastal plain of southeastern Alaska, where glaciers are thinning and retreating, with meltwater forming lakes off of their fronts, NASA says.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Revered and feared in equal measure, the Barbary lion was immortalized in North African folklore as a symbol of power, majesty, and a rapidly vanishing wilderness.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage and a paranoid struggle to preserve a vanishing world — and the only home he’s ever known.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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The sterile cockpit rule prohibits pilots from engaging in conversations unrelated to operating the aircraft when flying below 10,000 feet.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the easiest was an airplane flying overhead.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But this isn’t simply about bolting on features.—
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As reports from the Ukraine war show, taking a drone and bolting a Claymore mine to it isn't new.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Aug. 2025
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This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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All of these weaknesses are either gone or fading fast.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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After a solid performance in the 2025 opener against Western Michigan, Chiles turned in a breakout performance in an overtime win against Boston College, passing for 231 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some long-running novelas will be made available on Disney+ either next day or within a month of airing on Atresmedia’s free-to-air channels.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Fleeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleeing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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