as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China and had been kept in detention and legal limbo ever since.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025 -
His songs convey a profound restlessness—a yearning to escape and leave his past behind, reflecting an unease with his circumstances.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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By the late 1970s, hundreds of thousands of refugees had fled the country by boat and overland, flooding into Hong Kong and Thailand.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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While the country does provide asylum to those fleeing their countries, migrants must apply within the first 30 business days of their arrival.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Its feathers confirmed its ability to fly, albeit not with the grace of modern birds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The birds fly around the light, unable to extricate themselves.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors said James later pulled over his vehicle on the side of the freeway, where the woman got out of the vehicle and ran away.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Feb. 2025
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Which meant a film about giving in to your urges — to ditch your dead-end office gig, to cheat on your spouse, to run away from your weird, embarrassing parents — hit the spot.—
Sarah Bahr,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The fellas are running off testosterone with a push up contest, which gets things going.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Pape Matar Sarr constantly makes selfless runs off the ball while Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur protect the defence.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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When the victim got out to take a photo of the driver, Angstadt became enraged, hit the gas pedal and sped toward him, police said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In Benin, a program brought together farmer and pastoralist communities to spread the word about looming dry spells because drought meant herders would sometimes bring their animals to graze on other people’s farms, and conflicts would get out of hand.—
Somini Sengupta,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Break out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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