bugged out

verb

Definition of bugged outnext
past tense of bug out
1
as in fled
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing

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2
as in departed
to leave a place often for another the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugged out
  1. fled
  2. departed
  3. retreated
  4. exited
  5. bolted
  6. escaped
  7. went
  8. run
Verb
  • The United Nations has said more than 30 million people need aid, and some 12 million have fled their homes.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Most of her family fled Syria to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, but Sharifi has recently begun talking to them about reuniting in Syria once the country is stable and the airport reopens.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fled
Verb
  • Two medical responders were seen briefly entering his office and then departed.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Rattle, who departed in 2018, described them as a company made up of leading actors.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Government forces retreated with unexpected alacrity.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Syrian rebels stormed Iran’s embassy, Reuters reported, citing Iranian English-language Press TV, and Hezbollah retreated from Syria, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • McConnell later Tuesday afternoon exited his office to cast a vote on the Senate floor.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Purdy exited for one play after getting hit high and low on a Bears (4-9) pass rush.
    Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Greg bolted the panels to the window like a triptych.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Atlanta mom Curtrina Martin bolted awake before dawn on October 18, 2017.
    Dylan Moore, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The defendant allegedly escaped the scene on a bike and subsequetly fled New York City and was at large for nearly a week.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Last season, during the Rams’ last-season push to the playoffs, Stafford went four games without an interception.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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