as in to get off
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
the bank robbers jumped into the waiting car and made their getaway
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Recent Examples of get (away)
Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
According to data from Hopper, travelers should expect to spend a little over $300 round-trip for destinations in the U.S. for a Valentine's Day weekend getaway, with tickets a little over $600 for many Mexican and Central American destinations and a little more than $700 round-trip to Europe.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The plot revolves around a weekend getaway at a picturesque cabin in the woods.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The suspense pic stars Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid and portrays a weekend getaway that goes violently wrong.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
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The villa’s 15 guest rooms, with Loro Piana fabrics and private balconies, are sumptuous surroundings for a transformative getaway.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
According to data from Hopper, travelers should expect to spend a little over $300 round-trip for destinations in the U.S. for a Valentine's Day weekend getaway, with tickets a little over $600 for many Mexican and Central American destinations and a little more than $700 round-trip to Europe.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The plot revolves around a weekend getaway at a picturesque cabin in the woods.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
The suspense pic stars Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid and portrays a weekend getaway that goes violently wrong.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
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In the loss to St. Peter, Jordan got off to a tough start and trailed 32-13 at the break and couldn’t recover in the second half.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Woodson got off to a strong start, posting back-to-back 20-win seasons in his first two years with the Hoosiers, beating Wyoming in a play-in tournament game in March 2022 for Indiana’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2015.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rivera said she and her two young children were trapped — the flames blocked every escape route.—
Jesse Coburn,
Curbed,
31 Jan. 2025
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John Nigh — whose criminal history includes violent charges and spans multiple counties — is being pursued by the Craven County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and other agencies following his escape from the Craven County Jail on Sunday afternoon.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Using data from four flights of NASA's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), the lab produced a map showing the motion of the landslide in the region.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces on Fox News that the first flights of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status arrive at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Get (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20%28away%29. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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