lighting out 1 of 2

noun

Definition of lighting outnext
as in departure
the act of leaving a place your lighting out of church before the end of services did not go unnoticed

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lighting out

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verb

present participle of light out
1
as in getting (away)

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2
as in setting out

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  1. departure
  2. going
  3. evacuation
Noun
  • There will be arrivals and there will be departures.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • When The News asked about the Yankees’ departures this offseason, past and present members of the organization described the exodus as a testament to the club.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of departure
Noun
  • The going is set to get harder for Everton, with consecutive matches against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City to end 2024.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Pereira let his opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr, tire himself out in the early going of the fight while simultaneously slowing him with powerful kicks to Rountree's lead leg.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of going
Noun
  • The disaster has struck Los Angeles particularly hard, with more than 2,000 structures burned and at least 130,000 residents under evacuation orders.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
  • An evacuation order in the Hollywood Hills has been lifted.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of evacuation
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lighting out

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