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
  • Here was my chance to get out of London, this counterfeit of death with its everywhere rage and its moribund culture and its smug population and its streets steeped in resentment and the sky pressing down like a chloroform rag.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Two immigration officers get out of a truck, their faces covered, and one orders Good to get out of the car.
    — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • Mileage standards, known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, requirements, have been implemented since the 1970s energy crisis, and set out how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • From there, the ship sets out for another sea day before a port day in Casablanca, Morocco.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • Rain chances are expected to lessen Thursday night as the weather system clears out by Friday morning, the weather service said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
    — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of clear out
Verb
  • That set off a flurry of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, and the Houthis’ announcement of a blockade against Saudi shipping on the Red Sea — now the main corridor for Saudi energy exports.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That his name was leaked as a prospective future CEO to drama-seeking observers only set off erroneous ripple effects of speculation that Solomon was headed out the door.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 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
Verb
  • Bleyle did the legendary Candy Ass label, which put out the original Team Dresch records, along with Dresch’s label Chainsaw.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Pre-empting the confirmation of the Canal+ VAT hike, France’s film and TV guilds put out a statement earlier this week.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of put out
Verb
  • This comes after companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google disclosed recent incidents in which their AI models escaped their sandboxes and attempted to hack other companies and access their computer systems.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The incidents range in scope from agents escaping their sandboxes and gaining access to the internet to agents deleting conversations so humans can't monitor their activity, Mills said.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • The helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the island on Wednesday night.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Seagliders take off and land on water, removing the need for runway infrastructure.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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