as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs
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Recent Examples of abscond
Sand, the more skittish of the pair, absconded to Canada.
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John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Hardin was dressed as a law enforcement officer pushing a loading cart in surveillance video that captured him absconding from the prison.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Ariane listens to Perla’s baby monitor while her friend absconds to find Robin.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
In 1991, he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for tricking a British bank out of three million pounds before absconding to a French château.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Hardin was dressed as a law enforcement officer pushing a loading cart in surveillance video that captured him absconding from the prison.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Ariane listens to Perla’s baby monitor while her friend absconds to find Robin.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
In 1991, he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for tricking a British bank out of three million pounds before absconding to a French château.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Aug. 2025
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Playing their third road game in five days, the expansion team nearly fumbled a 17-point, first-half lead but got enough stops down the stretch to escape with a 68-67 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yang’s deportation to Laos – a country her parents were forced to flee following US military intervention – underscores the sweeping and aggressive tactics Trump’s White House is using to expel immigrants.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Villagers flee their homes near the Thai border in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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On May 9, she was flown to Texas through the Alexandria airport; the next day, she was driven to Mexico in a caravan of buses with other deportees.—
Brent McDonald,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Holder Hugh Robertson handled the snap cleanly, and Olano’s kick flew between the goal posts.—
Sam Brief,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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“Abscond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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