1
as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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2
as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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as in retreats
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 flees
Following a violent outburst from Robert, Nancy gets in her car and flees in the last scene of the episode.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary casts Hathaway as the title character, who was previously described as a Lady Gaga-meets-Swift hybrid who flees a tour and winds up seeking out an old friend and fashion designer (Michaela Coel) who helped shape her public persona.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Burrell flees to the Scion and drives.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Then the project flees to its secret laboratories, leaving the refugees of Domiz to continue the task of survival in some other way.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Enraged, Misha's boyfriend barrels across the room and beats Charlie up, and Emma flees the banquet hall.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Before Harry can arrest him, Willy flees onto the balcony of his apartment.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
The stinger on the scene, where Katie flees and Greg mistakenly gets caught peeping on two girls smooching, is good for some giggles.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, Taylor is part of the first 33 minutes or so of the movie, until Perfidia flees to Mexico and away from Lockjaw, who Taylor insists never had the power in that dynamic.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary casts Hathaway as the title character, who was previously described as a Lady Gaga-meets-Swift hybrid who flees a tour and winds up seeking out an old friend and fashion designer (Michaela Coel) who helped shape her public persona.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Burrell flees to the Scion and drives.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Then the project flees to its secret laboratories, leaving the refugees of Domiz to continue the task of survival in some other way.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Enraged, Misha's boyfriend barrels across the room and beats Charlie up, and Emma flees the banquet hall.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Before Harry can arrest him, Willy flees onto the balcony of his apartment.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
The stinger on the scene, where Katie flees and Greg mistakenly gets caught peeping on two girls smooching, is good for some giggles.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, Taylor is part of the first 33 minutes or so of the movie, until Perfidia flees to Mexico and away from Lockjaw, who Taylor insists never had the power in that dynamic.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flees
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Neither does Nina’s side hustle as a food columnist, a promising subplot that disappears faster than a bread cube drowning in a cheese fondue.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Based on a true story, the film focuses on Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), a wife and mother whose politician husband disappears under Brazil's military dictatorship in the '70s.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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South Korea has seen other high-profile zoo escapes in recent years, including a zebra that was found wandering the streets of Seoul for several hours in 2023 before being caught.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Abdul escapes with the help of a motorcycle gang.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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After losing her job and her boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small hometown in Texas, where her friends and memories of a fateful summer in high school turn her life upside down.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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The unconscious Moon retreats through your 12th House of Peace, trining take-charge Saturn in your 4th House of Care along the way.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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The forty-three-year gap between provocation and retaliation is a void between cause and effect into which all temporal logic vanishes.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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Get it before this deal vanishes.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Even when one gag flies past, three more follow immediately that do.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Seahawk flies overhead as small boats approach Orion spacecraft after splashdown.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sunshine fades quickly on Friday due to increasing clouds in the afternoon.—
Nelly Carreno,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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This moment is not the end, but a reminder that love endures, truth prevails, and hope never fades, because even in the darkest moments, justice will find its way.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Its most melancholy scene of all involves Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who has given his unnamed company the best years of his now weary life, walking into the head office only to be humiliated by the callow young man who now runs his company and could not give a damn about him.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the early 1990s, a group called Friends of H Street sued the city to force it to limit vehicle traffic on the road that runs next to McKinley Park and in front of the home Kelly grew up in.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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With that in mind, here are a few free agent options who could fit the Yankees if Bellinger bolts.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The canine then bolts across the field and is immediately chased by one horse, with about five more joining in moments later.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Flees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flees. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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