as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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Recent Examples of egress
In World War II, Berlin required the long French and Norwegian coastlines for more reliable egress for its submarines, but that was still insufficient for its navy, let alone its merchant marine.
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S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Then the room's egress window, which is meant for a safer exit in case of emergencies, broke from the pressure of the water outside, and more water flooded into the room.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The interior is structured like a living space, with a sofa and an instrument panel that both rotate around their middle axis to facilitate ingress and egress.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The building addition and remodel will add 22 units, as well as new offices and common areas, better sight lines for security, improved ingress and egress, and other features intended to make the dormitory-like structure similar to Bimosedaa in its security and amenities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Then the room's egress window, which is meant for a safer exit in case of emergencies, broke from the pressure of the water outside, and more water flooded into the room.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The interior is structured like a living space, with a sofa and an instrument panel that both rotate around their middle axis to facilitate ingress and egress.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The building addition and remodel will add 22 units, as well as new offices and common areas, better sight lines for security, improved ingress and egress, and other features intended to make the dormitory-like structure similar to Bimosedaa in its security and amenities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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Cavill’s exit didn’t sit well with many already disenchanted fans.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Clive Reeves and Bigon are the duo leading the conversations on the restructure, both of whom arrived last October as part of the reshuffle after Berrada’s exit.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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