break out (of)

verb

Definition of break out (of)next
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break out (of)
  1. escape
  2. flee
  3. fly
  4. run away
  5. run off
  6. get out
Verb
  • Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But the new migrants were more visible than their predecessors, as many applied for asylum or entered through other legal pathways instead of trying to escape arrest at the border.
    Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of escape
Verb
  • In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of flee
Verb
  • And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of fly
Verb
  • The animals appear to be running away from something.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • At some point, a struggle ensued with the two people and the third person ran away.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of run away
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  • The group spent the majority of the spring and summer on tour across the globe, kicking their ACT: PROMISE run off at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea in May before trekking across Asia and the U.S., hitting venues like Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena and New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • When an intruder slaughters Alex’s family before running off into the night with her, Marie sets off to retrieve her friend.
    Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of run off
Verb
  • After the driver crashed near the corner of South Arlington and Julian avenues, all three men got out and ran.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Cameras and sensors in one part of a robot can often get out of sync with the mechanical arms or grippers tasked with manipulation and objects.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of get out
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