as in to get off
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
the bank robbers jumped into the waiting car and made their getaway
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Recent Examples of get (away)
Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Franklin, Tennessee Once considered a country getaway from Nashville, Franklin has fully come into its own as a city, while still holding onto its small-town appeal.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Each item reflects Williams’ personal style, with functional designs, fresh textures and fabrics inspired by sunny getaways.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
The Sonoran Epicurean Escape is a three-night getaway that blends serious relaxation with some seriously good food.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Working mostly in grand scale, in estates in Palm Beach or tropical getaways in the Bahamas or hotels like the Four Seasons Surfside in Miami, Fernando’s gardens are expositions on order, balance and harmony.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Franklin, Tennessee Once considered a country getaway from Nashville, Franklin has fully come into its own as a city, while still holding onto its small-town appeal.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Each item reflects Williams’ personal style, with functional designs, fresh textures and fabrics inspired by sunny getaways.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
The Sonoran Epicurean Escape is a three-night getaway that blends serious relaxation with some seriously good food.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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What’s scarier: Since getting off to that 11-goal, 22-point start in his first 20 games, Boldy has 10 goals and 33 points in his last 47.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The comments by Shim and Patel, who were speaking to CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on a panel in Singapore, come as renewable energy projects often take many years to get off the ground.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Reality: Most Will Not Be Able to Enter Canada Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants has left many searching for an escape, but Canada will not be a viable refuge for the vast majority.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The escape comes one week after gun suspect Eric Cruz managed to slip away from a cop watching him at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia in Manhattan and run off while still wearing a hospital gown.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Between the long flight, the jet lag and the late-night celebrations, Khloé, 40, and Kim, 44, were exhausted.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Eventually ruling it unsafe, NASA ordered Starliner to fly back empty in September and moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight due back in February.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Get (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20%28away%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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