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as in to get (away)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light out
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Protections for them are not set out under law, and a judge's colleagues and friends can be the deciders.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025 -
Rescuers then set out to help him, and dispatchers told his hiking partners, the agency said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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During a commercial break, the Best Actor nominee saluted the strength of the Hollywood community and encouraged his fellow attendees to get out of their seats for an impromptu dance party.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Focus on your audience The secret to camera confidence is getting out of your own head.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Many of them had walked up to 200 km to get there, setting off days earlier and only arriving Friday evening.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Feb. 2025
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Images of his feet quickly began circulating online, setting off a craze on the internet.—
Jessica Botelho,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Workers were abruptly shut out of their government email accounts and told to clear out their desks on the spot, as NPR has reported.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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Johnson submitted her voluntary resignation and cleared out her office before the Jan. 30 board meeting.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sticking: Lush Lush has responded to a rollback in DEI by putting out three new bath bombs named Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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Previously, the comic also put out Thick Noon, a comedy album released in 2010.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Around the time that craft barbecue took off, Mike says, Terry received an ominous fax summoning him to a board meeting later that day.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Bills depth chart before mock offseason Note: The offseason salary cap uses the team’s top 51 cap hits, which factor into how much cap room new contracts will take off the books.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But student-athletes making money through NIL has been a decades-long conversation, especially considering the profits institutions make off certain programs that have national appeal.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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This same attack has been used to access crypto wallets and make off with valuable digital currency.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Seeking escape from an uneasy family life, Gene was entranced by the movies.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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His songs convey a profound restlessness—a yearning to escape and leave his past behind, reflecting an unease with his circumstances.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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