1
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
a toddler who fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room
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Recent Examples of fled
Eleven million people have fled their homes, pursued by men with guns and followed by famine.
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Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Mahdi had fled his home in the southern Beirut suburbs to west Beirut and was taking a job around his old campus.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Documents say the men fled with $75,000 in cash, the woman’s phone, a Gucci purse and several coins from a wooden box.
—Scott McDonald, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
The driver struck the deputy and fled the scene, the sheriff's office said.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of thousands have already fled their homes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Two of the vehicles escaped, the attorney general said, while the third stopped and the driver fled the scene.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Mahdi had fled his home in the southern Beirut suburbs to west Beirut and was taking a job around his old campus.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Documents say the men fled with $75,000 in cash, the woman’s phone, a Gucci purse and several coins from a wooden box.
—Scott McDonald, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
The driver struck the deputy and fled the scene, the sheriff's office said.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of thousands have already fled their homes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Two of the vehicles escaped, the attorney general said, while the third stopped and the driver fled the scene.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fled
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Bell found plenty of movie success post-Veronica (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frozen) and her NBC show The Good Place was well-received but quickly disappeared from cultural memory.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
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Judge Jenny Rivera argued the move could potentially put the city out of compliance with New York environmental regulations if the park disappeared.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Two of the vehicles escaped, the attorney general said, while the third stopped and the driver fled the scene.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Down day Stocks retreated Tuesday as growing tensions in the Middle East overshadowed investor excitement for a strong quarter.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
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Israel retreated from Beirut in 1982, but continued to occupy the country's south until 2000.Zoya Awky, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Forests and grasslands will have vanished.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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The last minute surge in enrollments, which had occurred every previous year, vanished.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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It was later returned and bolted to the ground.Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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In Wausau, the drop box has since been returned and is now bolted to the ground outside City Hall.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Fled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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