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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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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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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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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
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Those tariffs went into effect Tuesday, roiling financial markets and setting off promises of retaliation.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The cause could be the leadership of Police Commissioner Jessie Tisch — who’s clearing out dead wood and, driven by data, refocusing the NYPD on its core mission.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Both dwellings have long since been cleared out and restored to working space.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
28 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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The Tribune spoke with multiple people victimized by this scam, and while some say that the con is nothing new, the rise in popularity of Apple Pay, PayPal and tap-to-pay credit card transactions has allowed scammers to take off with thousands of dollars from people on the street.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, Ontario premier Doug Ford retaliated against the Trump administration’s tariffs by ordering all U.S.-made alcohol products to be taken off shelves throughout the province, Global News reported.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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