LAMS Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

lams 1 of 2

noun

plural of lam

as in escapes

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement the prisoners were recaptured after only three days on the lam

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lam

as in flees

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time

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Noun

Snow season drives demand into Aspen, while South Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico become natural escapes from colder regions.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
Powell weighed in on whether entertainment can still bring Americans together and if action movies are one of the last remaining escapes from the political divide.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of escapes

Verb

Jaros and Rauh calculate that the state will lose money so long as 24 percent of the tax base flees, a condition that’s already been met.

— Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Moss flees across the Mexican border, hiding the money along the bank of the Rio Grande before winding up in a Mexican hospital.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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The next big test will be the demonstration flight of a Long March 10A rocket, which flies with a single core booster, and China’s new Mengzhou Moon ship to low-Earth orbit in early 2027.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
But in a town of heavyweight food and beverage brands from Chick-fil-A to Coca-Cola, Chicken Salad Chick still flies a bit under the radar, said its chief executive.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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Without a mathematical component, education for citizenship leaves students only partially prepared for democratic participation.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The Gators’ understandably rigourous standards for inclusion leaves Meyer as the last man who is qualified.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

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