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as in fled
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time
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as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment
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Recent Examples of escaped
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Police said the suspect escaped the scene on an electric Citi Bike and headed towards Central Park.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The Packers escaped with a 20-19 victory.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 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
The New York Police Department has flown helicopters, searched through security cameras throughout the area, maintained drones and used dogs to find the shooter after the gunman escaped.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Eliza escaped upstairs, took off her wet clothes, and lay naked, splayed, grotesque on top of the covers.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
In late July 1941, a prisoner went missing from camp and was assumed to have escaped.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
This morning, an assassin is still on the loose and a nationwide manhunt is now in its fifth day to capture a bold and determined murderer who police say escaped New York City after gunning down healthcare executive Brian Thompson early Wednesday morning.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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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
Police said the suspect escaped the scene on an electric Citi Bike and headed towards Central Park.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The Packers escaped with a 20-19 victory.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 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
The New York Police Department has flown helicopters, searched through security cameras throughout the area, maintained drones and used dogs to find the shooter after the gunman escaped.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Eliza escaped upstairs, took off her wet clothes, and lay naked, splayed, grotesque on top of the covers.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
In late July 1941, a prisoner went missing from camp and was assumed to have escaped.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
This morning, an assassin is still on the loose and a nationwide manhunt is now in its fifth day to capture a bold and determined murderer who police say escaped New York City after gunning down healthcare executive Brian Thompson early Wednesday morning.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escaped
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But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
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Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023
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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
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As the pandemic hit the city, Ball fled to an island in the Bahamas where his father has a home.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even against Carolina, just before halftime, Hurts evaded heavy pressure on a 15-yard scramble into the Panthers red zone.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Minimizing the number of actions a fugitive takes before and after a crime is crucial to avoid getting caught, said Peter Young, a former FBI fugitive who evaded capture for more than seven years on terrorism charges related to releases of animals from fur farms.Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Their overall message was popular, too: A smaller federal government, looser regulations and a private sector approach to the public sector have long been cornerstones of conservative governance.Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Grammy nominee styled her signature blonde hair in a half-up, half-down look with loose curls.Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yoon Impeachment Attempt Yoon narrowly avoided impeachment on Saturday after most lawmakers from the ruling party boycotted the floor vote in the National Assembly.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Initially, that Bogie and Bacall parentage was something their son avoided.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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For Mathieson, the restrictions of Scott’s approach are countered by the sense of liberation that comes from working for a director unbound by traditional film grammar.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
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In India today, there are real fears over changes to the country’s secular character, the collapse of public institutions, the elimination of checks and balances, and the emergence of unbound state authority.Madhav Khosla, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2020
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Netanyahu and Trump: A Complex Alliance A second Trump presidency could renew Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes for unrestrained U.S. support.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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In most of those incidents, which took place from 2012 to 2022, bedding material was added to the product and the babies were unrestrained.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Existing franchises that have successfully executed complex roster-building strategies hate seeing their hard work undone, helpless as key role players depart.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Forgive Yourself: If things don’t go as planned—like a task left undone or a holiday mishap—remind yourself that perfection isn’t the goal.Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Escaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escaped. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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