1
as in disappearing
to cease to be visible
the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
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as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
a murderer who fled on foot
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as in retreating
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 fleeing
In May, eight soldiers were sentenced to death for fleeing the battlefield, and in July, 25 soldiers were convicted of similar offenses.
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Jean-Yves Kamale and Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
After a clerk refused to give her money, the woman attempted to break into the cash register before fleeing in a black SUV displaying out-of-state license plates, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
Two of the farmworkers fleeing the feds jumped into an aqueduct at the edge of the field and tried to swim away.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Between 1850 and 1860, it’s estimated that Harriet sheltered hundreds of people fleeing slavery.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The rampage turned festive Bourbon Street into a macabre scene of maimed victims, bloodied bodies and pedestrians fleeing for safety inside nightclubs and restaurants.
—Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Moments before the train approaches, another man can be seen shoving Lynskey onto the tracks before fleeing.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Sunday when the suspect approached the victim and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a briefing.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
As the train car pulled into the station, the suspect approached the victim and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, Tisch said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Jean-Yves Kamale and Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
After a clerk refused to give her money, the woman attempted to break into the cash register before fleeing in a black SUV displaying out-of-state license plates, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
Two of the farmworkers fleeing the feds jumped into an aqueduct at the edge of the field and tried to swim away.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Between 1850 and 1860, it’s estimated that Harriet sheltered hundreds of people fleeing slavery.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The rampage turned festive Bourbon Street into a macabre scene of maimed victims, bloodied bodies and pedestrians fleeing for safety inside nightclubs and restaurants.
—Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Moments before the train approaches, another man can be seen shoving Lynskey onto the tracks before fleeing.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Sunday when the suspect approached the victim and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a briefing.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
As the train car pulled into the station, the suspect approached the victim and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, Tisch said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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The disappearing chat feature is part of a Google Workspace suite that is accessible to about 26,000 employees and has been available in some form since the early 2010s, when the city began contracting with Google for email and other services, Magos said.Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and a community group, the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which found out about the disappearing messages in the course of litigation involving the construction of a home in Mount Washington.Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Their family was on the run, escaping the mortar fire that drove them from their home in Hari Fara, one of the last refuges for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority.Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Three years on from escaping Scarlet Witch's spell that trapped the town Westview, New Jersey in an alternate dimension resembling an old TV show, Agatha enlists the help of a new coven of witches (including a game Aubrey Plaza) to take on old enemies and regain her powers.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Three top concerns include elections and political turmoil that threaten progress, companies retreating or staying silent on DEI and ESG goals, and the rise of sustainability reporting that’s (temporarily) taking up companies’ time.Andrew Winston, Harvard Business Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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Deporting millions of immigrants and retreating from global trade by implementing slogans like America First will not achieve these goals.Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The move ends, or brings to the next phase, one of the longest-running and most public marital breakdowns in modern Hollywood history.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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There were also rumors about dysfunction running toward the organization, leading to the firing of Brown.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Fleeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleeing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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