1
as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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2
as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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as in retreats
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
a toddler who fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room
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Recent Examples of flees
Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
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George Yang,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
The original Ballerina – which was voiced in English by Elle Fanning and Dane DeHaan and in French by Camille Cottin and Malik Bentalha – followed a young girl who flees a rural orphanage to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina at the Paris Grand Opera House.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Karmelo Anthony flees stadium after stabbing Austin Metcalf Another surveillance video shows Anthony walking by the track tents before the stabbing, and a third shows him being taken into custody on the track soon after.
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Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
As David and Agent Greer leave with Matthew, Hayden shoots his mother and flees with Rachel.
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Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.
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James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
The first segment examines a woman who flees her home, escaping to a remote island in Ireland after her husband’s criminal trial.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Rue then flees the home as Wayne chases her with a shotgun.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
—
George Yang,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
The original Ballerina – which was voiced in English by Elle Fanning and Dane DeHaan and in French by Camille Cottin and Malik Bentalha – followed a young girl who flees a rural orphanage to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina at the Paris Grand Opera House.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Karmelo Anthony flees stadium after stabbing Austin Metcalf Another surveillance video shows Anthony walking by the track tents before the stabbing, and a third shows him being taken into custody on the track soon after.
—
Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
As David and Agent Greer leave with Matthew, Hayden shoots his mother and flees with Rachel.
—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.
—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
The first segment examines a woman who flees her home, escaping to a remote island in Ireland after her husband’s criminal trial.
—
The Know,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Rue then flees the home as Wayne chases her with a shotgun.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flees
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The experimentation that innovation requires gradually disappears.
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And the pressure of crafting an opening line disappears, because someone else has already done the introductions from a stage.
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The highest technology will not be the one that escapes nature but the one that learns how to participate in its deepest creative computation.
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On clear, dry nights — like those across much of the interior West — that heat escapes very efficiently into space.
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When Aries pushes harder, Cancer retreats further, and neither feels understood.
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As natural gas output partially retreats, global seaborne coal shipments to the region have risen, even if China and India are insourcing more domestic coal.
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Nine-year-old Elizabeth’s summer break takes a wild turn when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle.
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During this car ride, the antagonism between the two men vanishes.
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The source also described an incident involving a helicopter pilot who regularly flies to a residence in the restricted zone.
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Opportunities worth fighting for Esters, a 64-year-old retired clay sculptor for a Detroit automaker, flies three American flags at his Sherwood Forest home on the city’s west side.
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But rental business owners like Zhao observed that the rental prices have begun to slide as novelty surrounding these stunt-performing androids fades.
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But as hope of finding survivors fades and the number of dead continues to climb, many fear the political aftershocks of the disaster may prove nearly as destabilizing as the earthquake itself.
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There is almost no modern precedent (Steven Speilberg runs Amblin, a production company, not a studio arm.
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The companies have so far reached settlements worth nearly $58 billion, according to a tally kept by Christine Minhee, who runs Opioid Settlement Tracker.
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When spinach bolts, the plant focuses its energy on producing flowers and seeds rather than leaves.
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If Leonard bolts, the Clippers will look to rebuild around young point guard Darius Garland, who came to the team in the Harden trade.
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