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noun

Definition of lighting outnext
as in departure
the act of leaving a place your lighting out of church before the end of services did not go unnoticed

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lighting out

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verb

present participle of light out
1
as in getting (away)

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2
as in setting out

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  1. departure
  2. going
  3. evacuation
Noun
  • The Pixel 9 Pro was seen by many as a departure from the norm of having the highest specs only available with the larger phones.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Related Articles Matthieu Blazy, Bottega Veneta’s creative director since 2021, announced his departure from the Italian label in December.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of departure
Noun
  • In the early going, Soto seems to be worth every penny, hitting nearly .400 in his first Mets spring training.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Both teams struggled to score in the early going, each missing their first four shots.
    — Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of going
Noun
  • In Philadelphia, all six passengers and one person on the ground were killed when a medical evacuation jet crashed on January 31.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
  • No civilian evacuations had been ordered, but Romaine said that could change if wind gusts fuel an expansion of the blaze.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of evacuation
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