as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite
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That’s double the number recorded in 2021, when the US retreated from Kabul and the Afghan Taliban returned to power.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026 -
One officer fired five rounds toward Rohloff, who retreated into the home.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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At least three bystanders were able to contain the shooter in the middle of the stands as the crowd fled and ran around them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Police said a second man with gunshot wounds fled the scene but was later transported to a local hospital, where he too was pronounced dead.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Illinois bolted an early 15-3 lead as USC stumbled out of the gate, turning the ball over four times in the first six minutes and missing seven of its first eight shots.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Many of them built their businesses on Slack, Zoom, and AI tools, so flexibility and technology are baked into how their firms run—not bolted on as a perk.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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His fast-break flush late in the third quarter capped an 11-0 Nuggets run and sent them to the fourth with a 77-67 lead, the first double-digit margin of the night.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ohio State’s chance for another marquee win remained alive, but instead of running the clock down for a last shot, the Buckeyes’ Bryn Martin launched a 3-point attempt and missed, giving Michigan the ball with eight seconds left.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ryan struck out Nolan Arenado and walked a batter but escaped the inning when Dalton Rushing threw the runner out trying to steal second base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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My father and his immediate family escaped from Vienna to the United States on the eve of the outbreak of the war.—
Cary Lowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Skedaddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skedaddled. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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