light out

verb

Definition of light outnext
1
as in to get (away)

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2
as in to set out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light out
  1. set out
  2. get out
  3. set off
  4. clear out
  5. put out
  6. take off
  7. make off
  8. escape
Verb
  • At the heart of this adventure is Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an orphaned teenager who sets out across the American West to find her younger brother.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The secret plans set out how Western allies would defend NATO territory from the Atlantic to the Arctic, through the Baltic region and Central Europe, down to the Mediterranean Sea.
    — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of set out
Verb
  • Stuxnet got out and started disabling computer networks all over the world.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Vegetation must be dry enough to ignite and burn, but temperatures and winds should be moderately low to prevent the fire from getting out of control—conditions that are becoming less predictable as global temperatures rise.
    — Kiley Price, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of get out
Verb
  • The casting has set off a long string of controversies from many different sides of Harry Potter fandom, or even outside of that, for multiple reasons.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Those tariffs went into effect Tuesday, roiling financial markets and setting off promises of retaliation.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of set off
Verb
  • This signaled the impact of discounts imposed by Nike to clear out unsold inventory.
    — Nicholas P. Brown and Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The product works instantly and over time to minimize the appearance of pores for smoother skin texture thanks to ingredients like silica and salicylic acid that absorb excess oil and clear out clogged pores.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of clear out
Verb
  • When Assistant is put out to pasture later in 2025, Google will remove the app from app stores and direct users to Gemini instead.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
  • My DMs are full of an open casting [call] that [co-creator] Mindy Kaling put out for the same role.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of put out
Verb
  • Martini stories operate in a glamorous world where bad guys live in lairs, femmes fatales wait at every backgammon table, and our hero drives fast cars and seldom takes off a tuxedo.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • However, keep in mind that these cookies have not been recalled or taken off the market.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of take off
Verb
  • However, gains made off that announcement were erased by Trump's later confirmation of forthcoming 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of make off
Verb
  • Duterte withdrew the Philippines in 2019 from the Rome Statute, the court’s founding treaty, in a move human rights activists say was aimed at escaping accountability.
    — Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Without cellphone service, and fearing that his driver might have a weapon, the then 32-year-old Ugandan felt powerless to escape.
    — Amy Gunia, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of escape
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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