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escape
noun as in breaking away; getaway
Strongest matches
breakout, departure, desertion, disappearance, flight, freedom, liberation, outbreak, rescue, withdrawal
Strong matches
AWOL, abdication, avoidance, beat, bolt, break, bypassing, circumvention, decampment, deliverance, dodging, ducking, elopement, elusion, elusiveness, evasion, evasiveness, extrication, fadeout, hegira, lam, leave, out, powder, release, retreat, shunning, sidestepping, spring
Example Sentences
It’s a moment that hasn’t escaped his memory 22 years later.
"It's a pleasure to coach, a pleasure to watch at the moment. The effort against the ball against Wales was outstanding, especially the first half - they couldn't escape their own half," Tuchel said.
In downtown Los Angeles in June, police investigating a string of residential burglaries happened upon their suspects as they tried to make a daring escape.
Mrs Mills told police, the messages she and Mr Berry's shared about Mr Mills' death were merely "a form of escape".
Except he somehow escaped, deked another would-be tackler and then dragged yet another one over the line to gain a critical first down.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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