as in to get off
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
the bank robbers jumped into the waiting car and made their getaway
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Recent Examples of get (away)
Bailey Richards, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
On this day, Cooper and Hadid are photographed leaving dinner at Via Carota in the same black SUV before reportedly embarking on a weekend getaway.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2025
Pawleys Island & Litchfield These two neighboring beaches make for one peaceful getaway.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
These are some of the most underrated mountain towns perfect for a spring break getaway.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In several of the incidents, Luckey, 49, is said to have acted as the getaway driver.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
On this day, Cooper and Hadid are photographed leaving dinner at Via Carota in the same black SUV before reportedly embarking on a weekend getaway.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2025
Pawleys Island & Litchfield These two neighboring beaches make for one peaceful getaway.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
These are some of the most underrated mountain towns perfect for a spring break getaway.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft is due to get off the ground again Monday evening from South Texas for the second time this year.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of the cops is executed, and the other escapes.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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More recently, he’s allowed for individual room rentals during peak seasons, thus welcoming almost-regular folks to that pristine Caribbean escape, which also happens to be a successful lemur refuge.—
Heidi Mitchell,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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SpaceX aimed to launch the eighth test flight of Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — from its Starbase site in South Texas on Monday evening (March 3).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Albany, New York, to Arjeplog, Sweden, and accommodation so Ars could drive the CLA prototypes.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Get (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20%28away%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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