Definitions

lam

[lam] / læm /

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

Example Sentences

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Companies meeting those requirements include semiconductor manufacturers Applied Materials, Broadcom, and LAM Research, and healthcare diagnostics companies Agilent Technologies and Bruker.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

However, a closer look "reveals that these dented cans were meticulously hand-painted with acrylics", the LAM museum in Lisse said.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

LAM and Applied Materials did not respond to requests for comment.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2022

My breath felt fuller than any time I could remember since my diagnosis five years earlier with lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019

In 2000, his estate made a bequest to LAM of 147 paintings, 57 sculptures and around 600 works on paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2016

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