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get out of the way

VERB
finish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve clinch close complete conclude do end make play out settle stop wind up wrap up
STRONG
cease crown culminate determine discharge effect execute finalize fold fulfill halt perfect scratch scrub shutter terminate ultimate wrap
WEAK
bag it break up bring to a close carry through come deal with hang it up have done with make short work of mop up put finishing touches on round off round up sew up shut down top off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence continue give up introduce neglect not finish start
STRONG
disregard forget ignore initiate leave schedule set up

Example Sentences

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Managed to get stuck in with a few battles and clearly wasn't going to just get out of the way of his team-mate, which delivered us some more fun wheel-to-wheel action.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Marathon, said he encountered a runner who was yelling at the crowd to get out of the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“Unconscious bias,” he believes, will never get out of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Such emergency closures came with little or no warning, ProPublica found, forcing pilots to suddenly upend their flight plans and change course in heavily trafficked airspace to get out of the way of falling debris.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

But that’s the best I can describe what it felt like sitting there, T. Like thousands of pounds of rusted-out metal were falling on top of me and I couldn’t get out of the way.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss