getting (away)

present participle of get (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting (away)
Verb
  • More classes would also allow more opportunities for students to take remedial or make-up classes without getting off-track.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, Walker shed the blocks of Ekeler and Scott and forced Daniels to his right, where Martin was getting off the Wylie block.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Apa's character, Archie Andrews, was attacked by a bear after escaping from an underground prison fight club; Reinhart's Betty discovered her father was a serial killer and saved her sister from a cult; and Mendes traveled back in time to invent birth control.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Williams, who was also sentenced to a five-year prison term for escaping custody, sparking a major manhunt, is also at the center of allegations of misconduct by the Johnson City Police Department for more than three years.
    Peter White, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Getting (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20%28away%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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