break free
phrase
as in escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt.
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Recent Examples of break free
Contreras eventually broke free from the sea of players trying to hold him back, reigniting the chaos.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
To break free, a robot first had to move farther from the exit, and a system rewarded only for getting closer reads that as failure.
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Sophie Ren,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
To break free, a robot first had to move farther from the exit, and a system rewarded only for getting closer reads that as failure.
—
Sophie Ren,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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“Break free.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20free. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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