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crawl out

VERB
desert
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betray bolt depart escape flee forsake give up quit vacate
STRONG
abscond apostatize beach chuck decamp duck fly go jilt leave light maroon relinquish renounce resign split strand tergiversate walk
WEAK
bail out check out cop out go AWOL go back on go over the hill go west leave high and dry leave in the lurch leave stranded opt out play truant pull out run out on sneak off take a hike take off throw over violate oath
Antonyms
STRONGEST
come continue remain stay wait
STRONG
care face hold keep maintain stop
WEAK
aid assist come back help support

Example Sentences

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What seemed scarier, perhaps, was that the team doing the damage spent most of the season fighting to crawl out of the league’s cellar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

I somehow remain modestly optimistic we will crawl out of this.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

Concerned, she visits a doctor, and when the specialist pries the welt open, hundreds of small spiders crawl out.

From National Geographic • Jan. 12, 2024

The plan involves drilling through the debris to create space for a pipe that the men can use to crawl out of the tunnel.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

He was staring at Barbarossa's ginger beard as if he expected something to crawl out of it at any moment.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke