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
  • The tie-up between Ultra and Physical Intelligence thus reflects a clever division of labor and distribution play—one that lets the former focus on its core robot-building competency, while PI gets out-of-the-lab data to better train its models.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Probably get out and do that, like, half-walk, half-jog thing and then show up, like, really sweaty and miserable.
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of get out
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  • Riel Karmy-Jones KC is leading the prosecution and set out the case against Brand.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Vladimir Putin long ago set out to mock the United States for its hypocrisies.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of set out
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  • The turmoil from Moore’s Michigan conduct continues to linger, 10 months later, but the process of clearing out his office in Schembechler Hall went remarkably swift.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • During the day, the rooftop bed lifts up to clear out standing room below.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of clear out
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  • Sure enough, Blauvelt's body was found in the basement of the Simpsonville house in a box covered in plywood, setting off a search for her killer that would last years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Gates is right that a line was crossed, but nothing followed, because no one had decided in advance what measures crossing it should set off.
    — Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold necklace.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of make off
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  • Gallego, who put out an economic policy plan on Wednesday, said Democrats could pass some of his ideas through reconciliation, such as placing new taxes on data centers and artificial intelligence.
    — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In response to the letter, OpenAI sent an internal memo to employees, as well as put out a public statement.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of put out
Verb
  • As the comet rotates, fresh ice enters the sunlight and sublimates; the escaping gas then drags entrained dust particles away from the nucleus.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In July, two of OpenAI’s models escaped a testing environment and hacked the open-source AI platform Hugging Face.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Likewise, renewable energy in Texas didn’t take off until after the Legislature helped authorize the construction of transmission lines hundreds of miles from the windy western parts of the state to major cities such as Houston and Dallas.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • These two dudes hit me in the head and pointed a gun at me with a knife and then took off.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of take off
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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