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as in to get (away)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light out
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Researchers at the University of Oxford recently set out to read some of Tennyson’s indecipherable scribbles using advanced imaging techniques.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025 -
This review will set out the scale of public spending, which totals around £1.27 trillion.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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That’s what white women should be doing: organizing within, learning, listening, resourcing women of color, and—crucially—getting out of the way.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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When the Nissan stopped and the man didn’t get out, officers used a drone to observe him.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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The high-profile deportations quickly set off a legal battle in the U.S.—
Annabelle Hanflig,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, smoke from the barbeque made its way inside the home, setting off the smoke detectors.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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This signaled the impact of discounts imposed by Nike to clear out unsold inventory.—
Nicholas P. Brown and Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Not every trip has to be a working vacation, so both the table and sofa can be removed to clear out a full-size tailgate area for carrying bicycles, surfboards and all forms of other cargo.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Mar. 2025
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Despite not having Carson or Lonely on the album, there’s always time for Carti to put out an OPIUM project to satiate fans’ hunger between releases, which would bode well for his team and excite fans about the collective’s promising future.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
25 Mar. 2025
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Other states, like Ohio, which put out their applications and got the money into the hands of businesses, are allowed to finish out their existing contracts.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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His career took off a few years later, starting with the classic rom-com Bull Durham (1988), opposite Kevin Costner and Robbins’ future wife, Susan Sarandon.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Assistant state’s attorneys do have the ability to petition judges to ask that defendants be taken off electronic monitoring or otherwise detained.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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The couple estimated the crooks made off with $1,105,000 in loot.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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For the past 20 years, the renowned security expert has been trying to crack the biggest, unsolved art heist in history at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, when two thieves made off with more than $500 million worth of masterpieces in 1990.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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In fact, research shows that beyond escaping poverty, additional wealth has little impact on long-term emotional well-being.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yolanda, who escaped across the border into Mexico later that day, was named a primary suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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