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
The worse the egress and the greater the fire risk, the more there's a need for this.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Then there is a long list of minimums that must be met like fire and carbon monoxide alarms and safe access and egress from the shelter.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
However, many cloud service providers (CSPs) lack the robust features necessary for secure cloud egress, multicloud environments and the movement of data between various sites and co-locations.
—Chris McHenry, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The adjustments make for a good seating position for drivers of all sizes and the body is low enough to make for easy ingress and egress.
CHANGE: Touchscreen software
The touchscreen is large and colorful, except when on the home screen, which is a sea of same-color icons.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Then there is a long list of minimums that must be met like fire and carbon monoxide alarms and safe access and egress from the shelter.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
However, many cloud service providers (CSPs) lack the robust features necessary for secure cloud egress, multicloud environments and the movement of data between various sites and co-locations.
—Chris McHenry, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The adjustments make for a good seating position for drivers of all sizes and the body is low enough to make for easy ingress and egress.
CHANGE: Touchscreen software
The touchscreen is large and colorful, except when on the home screen, which is a sea of same-color icons.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for egress
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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