vamoose

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Recent Examples of vamoose Khan’s group packed fast and vamoosed on a small airplane, which rose straight into a thrashing thunderstorm. David Quammen, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020 Nearby, a woman was making her own bathroom right next to the entrance of a residential building, vamoosing only when the doorman, Clever Santos Chavez, chased her away. Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020 In November, the owner of the building housing Trump’s SoHo hotel in Manhattan paid the Trump Organization to vamoose. Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, 27 Jan. 2018 The Senate left town for its August recess Thursday, a week after the House vamoosed, and let’s hope the Members get an earful from constituents at home. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamoose
Verb
  • Marine Force one then departed for Joint Base Andrews.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.
    Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Eyes on Peraza Oswald Peraza, a third base and bench option, is okay after exiting Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox early.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • Re-signing two of their own free agents, defensive tackle Kevin Givens and running back Patrick Taylor Jr., to one-year deals didn’t move the enthusiasm needle much, either.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The legislative session moves fast — lawmakers have only two months each year to better the lives of Floridians.
    Yacob Reyes, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Humans generate memories during their very first months of life, but where do those memories go?
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Ryan Foscolo went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI for Hagerty (14-2), while Stephen Chucka had a triple, double and RBI and Brandon Levy and Nathaniel Rhodes each added doubles and an RBI.
    Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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    Nick Crain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Watkins made some bad decisions in traffic, and the Bruins were able to get away with some contact in the paint.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • On March 1, police descended upon Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, where the championship was holding its second day competitions, as a stampede of cheerleaders, coaches and parents ran fleeing from what many believed to be an active shooter situation.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Northcott fled to Canada, but was arrested soon after.
    KC Baker, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Even if a museum diligently evacuates its work, there can still be damage, added Rozhko.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Cannon House Office Building was forced to evacuate which delayed the vote on the government funding bill.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Vamoose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamoose. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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