1
as in disappearing
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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as in retreating
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
a toddler who fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room
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Recent Examples of fleeing
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, more than one million Sudanese refugees have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the war and dire humanitarian crisis.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
As the victims lay injured, a black GMC pickup truck sped through the area, running over Hood and another person before crashing into the banquet hall and fleeing.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
The 34-year-old’s parents immigrated from Iran to rural Ohio in 1984, fleeing political persecution.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The uprising spiraled into civil war with millions of Syrians fleeing to Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Europe.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Celebratory gunfire could be heard as word spread of Assad fleeing the capital.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Photos from the hostel along with a burner phone and water bottle believed to have been dropped by the suspect upon fleeing the Wednesday shooting scene outside the Hilton Midtown have offered investigators additional clues in the case.
—Elise Hammond, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
As the victims lay injured, a black GMC pickup truck sped through the area, running over Hood and another person before crashing into the banquet hall and fleeing.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
The 34-year-old’s parents immigrated from Iran to rural Ohio in 1984, fleeing political persecution.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The uprising spiraled into civil war with millions of Syrians fleeing to Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Europe.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Celebratory gunfire could be heard as word spread of Assad fleeing the capital.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Photos from the hostel along with a burner phone and water bottle believed to have been dropped by the suspect upon fleeing the Wednesday shooting scene outside the Hilton Midtown have offered investigators additional clues in the case.
—Elise Hammond, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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From repurposing parking lots to the specter of tariffs, disappearing pharmacies, and helping to ease the nation’s housing shortage, there are no lack of challenges and opportunities to be mulled over at this week’s ICSC New York convention.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some applications, like Signal, have the option of disappearing messages.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Or, just place carpets to create a barrier between cold floors and the room and prevent heat from escaping through those tiny gaps.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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The picture, which is Hilal’s first feature, is inspired by the true story of a man who fakes blindness to join a team of visually impaired footballers bound for Poland to fulfil his dream of escaping Egypt to live in Europe.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Record slip Stocks moved lower Thursday, retreating from the records the major indexes hit in the previous trading session.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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In Iceland, glaciers cover about 10 percent of the country's area but are rapidly retreating.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Join 34 others in the comments View Comments And that category has been running stubbornly higher than inflation for more than two years, BLS data shows.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adidas also remains embroiled in a long-running multinational trademark battle with Thom Browne regarding the use of stripes.Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Fleeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleeing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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