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
  • Now, the beloved brand is entering a new phase: departing from the L’Oréal umbrella to be independently-owned once again.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The grant conveys each school’s television rights to the conference through 2035-36, and FSU’s counsel estimated that if the grant and exit fee were strictly enforced, departing the league would cost the school more than $600 million.
    David Teel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Security camera footage showed the two suspects entering the apartment building at about 4:24 p.m. Monday and going to the door of the apartment, then exiting from a rear staircase at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to the incident report.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Before exiting, Congressman Maxwell Frost also had a parting look.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • In each of the past two seasons, the Patriots have moved Onwenu from guard to tackle to stem the bleeding in pass protection.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While holding onto resentment—or ignoring reality—can lead to distance and anger, letting go allows couples to move forward without carrying the weight of baggage.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Vikings went undefeated in the DuKane Conference and won a regional title.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
  • In May 2023, while awaiting trial in a Virginia jail, Marin-Sotelo and another inmate managed to escape, with Marin-Sotelo fleeing to Mexico.
    Max Saltman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The sheriff’s office said a man fled the scene, but was taken into custody a short time later with assistance from BSO’s K-9, Aviation and T.I.T.A.N. (Threat Intervention Tactics Analytics Network) units.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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