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as in fleeing
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time
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as in avoiding
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment
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Recent Examples of escaping
Scenes from this film-within-a-film play out in full, and feature Emma Mackey as a damsel escaping a hungry, humanoid fish creature, while a pair of mad scientists, played by comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, attempt to study the ravenous creature.
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Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The 11-bed unit, opened in 2005, has a dedicated laboratory and HEPA-filtered, negative-pressure rooms that prevent pathogens from escaping into all patient rooms.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 May 2026
While the early scenes radiate the relaxed ease of sisterhood escaping a harsh reality, the tone shifts to a darker register, both emotionally and visually.
—Jay Weissberg, Variety, 17 May 2026
Long story short, a showdown ends with Din, Greef, Grogu and Cara escaping.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Little Joe has spent 30 years in Boston, making headlines after escaping in 2003, running through the streets of the city, and injuring a little girl.
—Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 16 May 2026
For months, he was tortured before eventually escaping by following a stream.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
As a result, a fast-moving, turbulent solar wind is escaping from the sun and, crucially, coming straight at Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The scientist told me repeatedly of escaping to the ship’s deck and surrounding himself with the openness of the ocean, the beauty of volcanic islands, the whales, the dolphins, the flying fish, and, above all, the seabirds.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The 11-bed unit, opened in 2005, has a dedicated laboratory and HEPA-filtered, negative-pressure rooms that prevent pathogens from escaping into all patient rooms.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 May 2026
While the early scenes radiate the relaxed ease of sisterhood escaping a harsh reality, the tone shifts to a darker register, both emotionally and visually.
—Jay Weissberg, Variety, 17 May 2026
Long story short, a showdown ends with Din, Greef, Grogu and Cara escaping.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Little Joe has spent 30 years in Boston, making headlines after escaping in 2003, running through the streets of the city, and injuring a little girl.
—Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 16 May 2026
For months, he was tortured before eventually escaping by following a stream.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
As a result, a fast-moving, turbulent solar wind is escaping from the sun and, crucially, coming straight at Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The scientist told me repeatedly of escaping to the ship’s deck and surrounding himself with the openness of the ocean, the beauty of volcanic islands, the whales, the dolphins, the flying fish, and, above all, the seabirds.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escaping
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Castro, 94, and his brother, Fidel Castro, were accused of ordering the Cuban air force to shoot down two civilian planes that belonged to the Brothers nonprofit group, which carried out rescue missions to save Cubans fleeing their homeland.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Ricardo Navarrete brought his love of soccer from Colombia to Chicago in 2022, after fleeing his native country with his mom Liliana.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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These include serving as a flying test bed for in orbit manufacturing of alloys, composite materials, and fibers as well as research and production of space medicine.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Bystanders, including young children, were forced to corner themselves inside the restaurant to avoid being struck by the flying chairs.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Jesus Roberto Aguilar of Sacramento, was arrested and booked into jail for multiple evading and resisting charges and on a felony no-bail warrant.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Last week, a 19-year-old riding an e-motorcycle was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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“Escaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escaping. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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