as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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The house is basically painted all white everywhere but somehow escapes being bland.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 May 2026 -
Coltrane escapes trouble at every turn in the finale episode.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Margot goes to summon Professor Virgile, but the woman flees in her absence.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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So, Nawi flees on her wedding night.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Roughly a mile away as the crow flies is the site of what once was known as Mills College, which was a private, four-year liberal-arts college for women.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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One drone flies right above our heads.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Tim David’s 12-ball 28 included two sixes as Bengaluru eased past 200 with 65 runs off the last five overs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Hoerner was the only Cubs batter to get a hit until Michael Busch singled in the seventh and final inning for deGrom, who finished the game giving up no runs off three hits with 10 strikeouts.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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“Breaks out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaks%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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