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
  • But the driver did not comply with officers’ requests to get out of the vehicle.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Regarding the change of his arm angle, how much of it was deliberate versus being a product of mechanics getting out of whack?
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • The plane had set out on a cross-country flight to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska, an event for label Gaither Music, which the group had worked with previously.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Gibney here has set out to make a movie less about its subject’s history than his future.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • Government troops patrolled the streets, ambulances rushed to the victims, and residents ventured out assessing damage and clearing out bloodied clothes from the pavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Rain clouds clear out on Saturday and Sunday for a sunny weekend forecast.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clear out
Verb
  • Then a bad pit stop set off a sequence of events that cost him dearly.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Nationwide, investments in computing power sparked by the new technology of artificial intelligence have set off a commercial land rush, sending property values soaring in unlikely and out-of-the-way places.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 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
  • It was quoted in Wired; Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee supposedly put out an advisory warning in response; the FBI investigated the message as a potential threat.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For the rest of the day, as planes and helicopters dropped water, Olstead worked the fire line with the dozer while others put out spot fires with pumps and hoses.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of put out
Verb
  • Lyonnes and Washington Spirit of the NWSL, Kang’s influence stretches across the global game, but it cannot be escaped that Putellas has dropped down from the highest level with this move.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jordan, who escapes relatively unscathed, is at once cowed and traumatized yet committed to vengeance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Only ending the quarterback carousel can really make folks believe the offense is ready to take off.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Baserunning blunders The Marlins have had more runners thrown out on the bases than any other team, including a dumbfounding one Friday when Deyvison De Los Santos inexplicably took off from second on a ground ball hit to shortstop.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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