as in to flee
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar
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Verb
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The family fled Colombia in 2002, leaving behind comfort and status.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025 -
Hardin fled the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, Arkansas, through a secure entryway on May 25 wearing a fake law enforcement uniform.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The soldiers fired warning shots and then opened fire when the suspects would not retreat, according to the IDF.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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Also, market reaction to further tariff moves may cause Trump to retreat to the point that the effect of any tariff actions is fairly nominal.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Fifty aircraft including combat helicopters will fly overhead.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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In a slight twist on the usual, the chefs not only get to choose their own sous-chefs, but only those sous-chefs have been flown to Italy for the occasion.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Five-year-old Amber bolted in late April, a day after arriving in London from Qatar, where she was rescued from the streets.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Where the trunk narrowed higher in the tree, Flores bolted spikes into the bark to make the final few steps into the structure.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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The 2,000 feet of temporary fencing around the perimeter was about three times last year’s size, the number of booths grew from about 40 to 100 and the event ran for eight hours compared to last year’s three, according to organizer Tom Wheeler.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2025
Verb
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The main thing to avoid is a wide-mouthed glass, which lets aromas escape too quickly.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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On Monday, Tomaszewski learned one of his neighbors found a white Nike shoe in between the home where the shooting occurred and the yard people escaped through.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The disappearance was particularly suspicious given that Woodward's 17-year-old stepdaughter, Heather, had recently run away from home.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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There’s no one Georgia is running away from more than herself.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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And the opening two stories of my collection, Survival Tips, are set in high school, the first about a teenager whose best friend’s father runs off with one of his community college students, the second a new teacher who faces a particularly daunting parent conference.—
Miriam Gershow
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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In the main, these rough and ready fanzines — literally a blend of ‘fan’ and ‘magazine’ — looked to have been run off on the office photocopier when the boss wasn’t looking.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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“Hightail (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hightail%20%28it%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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