light out

verb

Definition of light outnext
1
as in to get (away)

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2
as in to set out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light out
  1. get out
  2. set out
  3. clear out
  4. set off
  5. make off
  6. put out
  7. escape
  8. take off
Verb
  • Police said information, including surveillance video, indicated that the woman got out of the car and ran inside a convenience store for help.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This isn't a speaker for playing sensible background music at a dinner party; it's meant for a raging house party that could get out of control.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • With Alia, her fragrance line, Nafousi set out to create something that could extend beyond her own personal brand.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • However, the Department for Transport set out plans this summer to create a national database of disruptive passengers, which would be co-operatively managed by the government and the airline industry.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • After all the celebrations were over and everyone had cleared out, one last player was working his way through the visiting locker room at Lumen Field, his interview obligations done.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Clouds and showers are expected to clear out Thursday into Friday, bringing a cooler but drier Friday with some sunshine.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of clear out
Verb
  • The verdict came just three days after regulators seized Ueno Bank, cutting nearly 3 million customers off from their savings and bank cards and setting off a political crisis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • For Republicans, the defeat set off something close to an existential crisis, and debate over how to regroup.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • That allowed the Dolphins to limit Maye’s ability to not just make off-schedule throws but really throw the ball downfield at a high clip during the first two quarters.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The collectors who owned them had spent months and thousands of dollars in fees proving what the cards were worth—all for thieves to take two pallets of the cards and make off with the rare collectors’ items.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of make off
Verb
  • After all, interest rates were historically low, and markets were buying all the debt that Uncle Sam was putting out there.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Crews were still putting out flare-ups at the home on Friday afternoon.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of put out
Verb
  • Anchovy Jack escaped from a San Francisco home just days after being adopted from an East Bay shelter, animal control officers said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The winking pup had escaped from his new home in San Francisco days after undergoing surgery — being neutered and having his right eye removed — and his adoption from an East Bay organization.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Her campaign to meet Boone took off online after a local musician, Fergus Hogan, shared an Instagram video about her story.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The seaplane is trying to take off, headed toward the camera.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
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