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means of escape



NOUN
safety valve
Synonyms


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Long is their now hostage and their means of escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

The Ford Bronco initially was conceived and designed for rugged outdoorsy types, a two-door means of escape to nature from the bustling cities of mid-century America.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Award-winning director Albert Hughes identified the need for art to offer a means of escape and finding joy on a recent episode of "Salon Talks."

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

They were trapped by "hydraulic towback, with no means of escape," the report stated.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022

When our elders presented school to us, they did not present it as a place of high learning but as a means of escape from death and penal warehousing.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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