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
  • This time, Smith got out of the pocket and hit a sliding Wilson for a 10-yard completion and a first down.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Anna knows the couple need money to get out of town and Copperhill bank is the perfect place to hit.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • So the state’s second-largest school district set out to do it on its own, said Lucas Clamp, deputy superintendent of the 50,000-student Charleston County School District.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But as the company sets out on a $50 billion buildout plan, there's also been an increase in traffic and surging housing costs which threaten to price out lower-income residents.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • Survelliance video from the apartment showed the suspect and several others appearing to clear out glass and debris from the bed of the pickup truck, and placing tape over apparent bullet holes in the truck's tailgate, charges allege.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In mid-August, the Hollywood blockbusters tend to clear out of movie theaters and smaller indie titles move in.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of clear out
Verb
  • Damage to the remains could complicate evidence The discovery of human remains that set off a firestorm of questions about a possible link to Guthrie developed during an agonizing, monthslong search for the beloved mother.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The shooting, which was captured on body camera video, set off protests and calls for justice.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • The suspect in a 2022 homicide believed there was a large amount of currency hidden in a chicken stand on Foothill Boulevard, but killed a man only to make off with a paltry $110, according to police.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Willis possesses a unique ability to not just manipulate the pocket with his legs but make off-schedule throws, something that has become almost a necessity in today’s NFL.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of make off
Verb
  • Emergency crews worked under the threat of additional strikes to put out the fire, and had to cut through the flooring between two building levels to extinguish smoldering materials, as per Ukrainian government platform United24.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While this is the only crime reported recently, O'Shea insisted Chicago police put out an alert because the crime targeted seniors.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of put out
Verb
  • Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Messick escaped further damage by striking out Jose Siri and getting Campero to pop out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Regan is accused of assaulting a fellow trooper at the ReelHouse brewpub in Marina Bay on June 26 in a one-sided fight that was shown in a video taken off the bar’s security camera.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The ode to the one word Atlantans love more than any other has taken off on social media.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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