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Recent Examples of escape hatch
There's always an escape hatch.
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Harbaugh needed an escape hatch, and go back to the NFL was seemingly his exit.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
For Megan, romance books became an escape hatch.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said during closing arguments that Dugan’s actions followed frustration with immigration arrests in courthouses and amounted to an intentional effort to give Flores-Ruiz an escape hatch and buy him time to use it.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Harbaugh needed an escape hatch, and go back to the NFL was seemingly his exit.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
For Megan, romance books became an escape hatch.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors said during closing arguments that Dugan’s actions followed frustration with immigration arrests in courthouses and amounted to an intentional effort to give Flores-Ruiz an escape hatch and buy him time to use it.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escape hatch
Noun
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The serene setting, where only the wind whispers through the pines, makes this remote ranch perfect for an unforgettable family escape.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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For Havana residents enduring frequent blackouts and shortages, a night of rumba and salsa offers an escape.—
Natalia Favre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subpoenaed Bondi to answer questions on April 14 about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein investigation and file release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Cuban government said the mass pardons are this year's second prisoner release.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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