as in retreating
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite
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Precious metals and related mining stocks are retreating after a parabolic upmove over the past two months.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025 -
In the example below from their 2-1 win over Girona, Barcelona man-mark the opposition midfielders but Fermin Lopez’s passive positioning allows a pass into retreating centre-forward Portu.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez shot Vargas once in the chest and attempted to shoot a second time before fleeing the scene with Garfias in the truck, the statement said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Arrivals of asylum-seekers and other migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa for Europe over the past decade helped fuel rising far-right populism and led to stricter border controls that have drawn heavy criticism from human rights groups.—
Sam McNeil,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Air Force is repeatedly flying heavy bombers near the Venezuelan coast as a show of force, too.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Toronto’s fielding fails them Addison Barger stared at the sky, bolting to his right as Austin Wells’ fly ball fell.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cool-season planting keeps parsley from bolting, or going to seed quickly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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University administrators point to a new business plan and the paper's running deficit as the reasons behind their decision to cut print.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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My own kids are running around the place.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Apa's character, Archie Andrews, was attacked by a bear after escaping from an underground prison fight club; Reinhart's Betty discovered her father was a serial killer and saved her sister from a cult; and Mendes traveled back in time to invent birth control.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Williams, who was also sentenced to a five-year prison term for escaping custody, sparking a major manhunt, is also at the center of allegations of misconduct by the Johnson City Police Department for more than three years.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Skedaddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skedaddling. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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