1
as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
that fugitive trait called artistic creativity
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as in flash
lasting only for a short time
had fugitive thoughts of leaving town after finishing high school but never acted on them
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a small fugitive circus that traveled the countryside
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Recent Examples of fugitive
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In addition to his charges in Georgia, Skrine is also a fugitive from Canada, stemming from a $100,000 check fraud scheme, police said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The manhunt for the fugitive father continues though, and this week agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are returning to the scene of the crime to conduct additional investigations.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Prosecutors said Cacconie is now considered a wanted fugitive, and law enforcement agencies were looking for him.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In addition to his charges in Georgia, Skrine is also a fugitive from Canada, stemming from a $100,000 check fraud scheme, police said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Nearly three months after authorities in Washington state launched a manhunt for a military veteran accused of killing his three young daughters, the fugitive father has still not been found.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The manhunt for the fugitive father continues though, and this week agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are returning to the scene of the crime to conduct additional investigations.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fugitive
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One of the field cameras had captured the image of an endangered ocelot, the first record of the elusive feline in the region in over 50 years.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While homeownership remains elusive for many, regardless of age, Gen Z now accounts for one in four loans issued to first-time home buyers, according to data from financial services company Intercontinental Exchange.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What To Know A map shared by the NWS on Facebook showed a broad corridor of flash-flood risk spanning the Western states and Southern Plains.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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The emerging miners, exposed directly to the flash during its first split second, were covered in flash-absorbing black.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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In reverse, it’s not lost on this viewer how the displacement of so many humans in this time of global disruption is humanity’s own version of being subject to the migratory patterns of storks and other nomadic animals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the country modernized, nomadic lifestyles were largely replaced with more settled, urbanized ways of living—so the symbolism woven into felting designs began to hold less significance in everyday life.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
20 Aug. 2025
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One year after getting freaky with an alien on stage, Sabrina Carpenter returned to the VMAs on Sunday with an equally unforgettable performance, albeit for very different reasons.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
7 Sep. 2025
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The natural language processing is now based on Alexa, not Cerence's tech, and there's a cartoon visualization for the personal assistant that looks a bit like a ninja, or perhaps an alien.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, also introduced temporary flight restrictions at the airport in the early hours of Tuesday.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Dairy farming requires consistent labor throughout the year to care for animals and maintain production, and the H-2A program is designed only for temporary or seasonal work during workforce shortages.—
Dan Gooding
Billal Rahman
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the Borgo Laudato Si’ hosted a luncheon for roughly a hundred refugees, people who were homeless and others in need, as well as church volunteers who assist them.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Given Libya’s Mediterranean-facing coastline, it is seen by many refugees fleeing Sudan as a gateway to Europe, with over 200,000 Sudanese people arriving into the country since the outbreak of the civil war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).—
Rory Fleming,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Few of the permanent employees expected to fill 8,500 slots have been hired, and the bulk of the current workforce is transient – single men on temporary visas or contracts, rotating through for months at a time.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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No notice, just like when the city added several dollars in transient occupancy taxes to every guest bill with virtually no notice on May 1.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The speech marked the foundation of an independent Vietnam after nearly a century of French colonial rule and a brief Japanese occupation during World War II, but the French did not recognise the new country and fought a decade-long war, which ended with their defeat in 1954.—
Phuong Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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In brief, the basic issue is the Second Amendment in a secular country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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