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as in escape
a place or means of going out
all of the building's exits were being watched by security guards
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as in departure
the act of leaving a place
the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
determined that his exit be from a place and time of his own choosing, the terminally ill patient opted for suicide
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as in to move
to leave a place often for another
in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion
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as in to die
to stop living
expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends
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Recent Examples of exit
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Storm Reid is opening up about her Euphoria exit after two seasons.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Flowers exited with a pronounced limp, had a brief stay in the blue medical tent and then retreated to the locker room with team doctors.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But the episode climaxes with the exit, for now, of its title character.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Storm Reid is opening up about her Euphoria exit after two seasons.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
The conference win wasn’t without concerns, however, as junior guard Bri McDaniel exited the game in the first quarter with a knee injury and did not return.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Flowers exited with a pronounced limp, had a brief stay in the blue medical tent and then retreated to the locker room with team doctors.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exit
Noun
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Looking for escape through others, drinking, working nonstop.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chuck’s possible escape isn’t the only bomb Baron drops on the couple.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That’s a departure from contagious yawning in humans, which does seem to be affected by social closeness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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The crux of the Spin Time’s system is a series of 12 rotating jump hour displays based upon the flap-type departure boards at airports and railway stations.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jake walked us through some of the fallout from the demise, revealing that Apple TV+ viewers will be robbed of comedic turns from an all-star British cast that was set to include Jason Isaacs, Dawn French, Miranda Richardson, and Jamie and Natasia Demetriou.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Before this particular spacecraft reaches its watery demise, however, SpaceX will test a few other key objectives.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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To land the kiss on her cheek, Trump would have had to either crane his neck or move her hat.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Eighteen of the 29 victims who died from the L.A. fires have been identified, according to the medical examiner's office.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The election will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died last month following a battle with cancer.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Leavitt began the press briefing by mentioning the rising impact of podcasters and nontraditional media outlets during the 2024 campaign season.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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The outlet's analysis is based on data from the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState. Since July 2024, Russia has advanced a total of 2,823.3 square kilometers (1,090 square miles), with most success in November, at 792.2 square kilometers.—
John Feng,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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That section of the film is disturbing because the people around Bolen are shown celebrating her death.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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The death seems to be tied to the Red Dragon, a yacht that Ocean House is building for George Meng, a Chinese billionaire.—
Sandra Dallas,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The return leg will depart Atlanta at 3:39 p.m., arriving in San Luis Potosi at 4:49 p.m.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The train departs from Denver Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrives in Winter Park at 9:11 a.m., which is ideal timing for nabbing one of the first lift rides of the day.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Exit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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