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

breaks out (of)

verb

present tense third-person singular of break out (of)

as in escapes

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

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In the book, a fictional AI escapes its lab, runs copies of itself on machines no one is watching, and eventually releases a virus over time.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Network-level protections provide another barrier if an agent escapes its initial sandbox.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of escapes

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Jaros and Rauh calculate that the state will lose money so long as 24 percent of the tax base flees, a condition that’s already been met.

— Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Moss flees across the Mexican border, hiding the money along the bank of the Rio Grande before winding up in a Mexican hospital.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flees

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The Great Pumpkin flies around the world leaving presents in pumpkin patches for his staunchest believers.

— Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Live flies landing on food such as tuna, cheese and chicken were cited at three of seven South Florida restaurants temporarily shut down last week.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of flies

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Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

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