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escape hatch

NOUN
back door
Synonyms
STRONGEST
side door
WEAK
back entrance back stairs back way indirect access means of entry postern postern door secret exit secretive or illicit method trap door trapdoor wormhole
NOUN
escape clause
Synonyms
WEAK
clause escalator clause escapeway fine print hole to creep out of loophole saving clause technicality way of escape way-out
NOUN
fire escape
Synonyms
WEAK
escapeway fire egress fire exit

Example Sentences

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While the mechanics may be complicated, the upshot for savers is clear—anyone worried about declining saving account rates now has an escape hatch.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

There’s a reluctance baked into Bravo obsession, like an escape hatch one can use when their favorite shows start to dull — and they always will, even if their quality eventually turns back around.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Nor is resignation an escape hatch for most military officers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Red warning lights flash above the door, and inside there is an emergency escape hatch into a tunnel in case something went wrong.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

I wanted to have already crawled through my escape hatch into whatever world lay beyond.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin