skedaddles

verb

present tense third-person singular of skedaddle
as in flees
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite

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Recent Examples of skedaddles Usually when an actor in a major role skedaddles a series in mid-stream — because of firings, feuds, contract fights, health crises or creative flameouts — the show finds a way to go on. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skedaddles
  1. flees
  2. flies
  3. retreats
  4. bolts
  5. runs
  6. escapes
Verb
  • When her best friend’s family suddenly flees under suspicious circumstances, taking her away with them, 10-year-old Lucía gathers her gang to launch a plan inspired by their favorite superheroes.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of flees
Verb
  • Having a great chill day on a Miami vacation, and then boom, my hat flies, my coffee goes all over me.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • Eighty miles from New Orleans as the pelican flies, but so much longer by boat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of flies
Verb
  • As the hours tick away, Alana continues to emotionally unravel while Michael retreats inward, stonewalling law enforcement and his staff and pressing forward with life as usual.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • At the end of every summer, the royal family retreats to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, their beloved getaway.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of retreats
Verb
  • This episode, Zack wakes up and bolts upright with the bandage still on his head from getting clobbered with a sign on his birthday and can’t remember what happened the night before.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 July 2026
  • When spinach bolts, the plant focuses its energy on producing flowers and seeds rather than leaves.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of bolts
Verb
  • Fraser Millward is familiar with both venues, having left a 20-year career in London’s theater and live events industry in 2021 to join the organization that runs Aviva, Factory International, as a technician.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The book instead focuses on Penelope’s diplomatic genius, along with her loyal women who form a network of spies for her along with a secret militia that quietly runs the island from the shadows for two decades while their men are away at war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • When his former sister-in-law Rachel Mills (Britt Lower) visits him in prison with new evidence that Matthew might still be alive, David escapes and sets out on a mission to rescue him.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Ginsburg recommends inspecting the plant under bright light so nothing escapes your notice.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
Definition of escapes

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