as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs
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Recent Examples of abscond
Mia Yim interfered after with a kendo stick, and even after Piper absconded the stick, Yim got the better of Niven.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
What better place to abscond to than your grandparents’ bougie house, a place where the mere mention of your mother’s name elicits automatic rage?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Yes, Albrecht Escher absconded with Lasher and left Sip holding the bag, with nothing but a passive-aggressive voice note on a bottle of brown liquor by way of good-bye.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
The perpetrator encourages the victim to transfer large amounts of money towards investments like cryptocurrency; once the scam is done, the scam artist absconds with the money.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
What better place to abscond to than your grandparents’ bougie house, a place where the mere mention of your mother’s name elicits automatic rage?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Yes, Albrecht Escher absconded with Lasher and left Sip holding the bag, with nothing but a passive-aggressive voice note on a bottle of brown liquor by way of good-bye.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
The perpetrator encourages the victim to transfer large amounts of money towards investments like cryptocurrency; once the scam is done, the scam artist absconds with the money.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2025
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Ray reportedly pushed the Uber driver to the ground, and the pair escaped.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fellow dictatorships including Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran lined up behind Maduro while Gonzalez fled the country during the reign of state terror against dissidents that followed the election.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Apr. 2025
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April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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In the show, Joel flies in like a bat out of hell and violently knocks Seth to the ground before telling him to get the hell out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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General Atomics Reapers, which cost around $30 million apiece, can fly at altitudes over 40,000 feet and remain in the air for more than 30 hours.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Abscond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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