BREAK OUT (OF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

break out (of)

verb

Definition of break out (of)

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage

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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
At the same time, East Florida's population was growing as British loyalists fled Georgia and the Carolinas to escape harassment from supporters of independence.

— Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of escape

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Adeline André will close out the official calendar in Paris, on Thursday at 4pm, while a number of attendees will fly to Rome for the Fendi show that evening at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Norway and Brazil were locked in a tense, back-and-forth game Sunday, in the round of 16, until Haaland came flying in with that header to give Norway a 1-0 lead.

— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026

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Set during the protracted period of economic decline in 1970s Ghana, two sisters, Evelyn and Maggie, make a deal to run away to the US to start a new life together.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Gunfire rang out into the vehicle until both men eventually ran away in opposite directions.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of run away

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Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Outfielder Jarred Kelenic was brought on as a pinch runner during the ninth and scored the winning run off a wild pitch for a 3-2 victory.

— Cal Phillips June 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

Definition of run off

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