skedaddles

verb

present tense third-person singular of skedaddle
as in flees
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite

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Recent Examples of skedaddles Usually when an actor in a major role skedaddles a series in mid-stream — because of firings, feuds, contract fights, health crises or creative flameouts — the show finds a way to go on. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skedaddles
  1. flees
  2. flies
  3. retreats
  4. bolts
  5. runs
  6. escapes
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  • Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of flees
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  • The source also described an incident involving a helicopter pilot who regularly flies to a residence in the restricted zone.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Opportunities worth fighting for Esters, a 64-year-old retired clay sculptor for a Detroit automaker, flies three American flags at his Sherwood Forest home on the city’s west side.
    — Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of flies
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  • When Aries pushes harder, Cancer retreats further, and neither feels understood.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • As natural gas output partially retreats, global seaborne coal shipments to the region have risen, even if China and India are insourcing more domestic coal.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of retreats
Verb
  • When spinach bolts, the plant focuses its energy on producing flowers and seeds rather than leaves.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
  • If Leonard bolts, the Clippers will look to rebuild around young point guard Darius Garland, who came to the team in the Harden trade.
    — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of bolts
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  • There is almost no modern precedent (Steven Speilberg runs Amblin, a production company, not a studio arm.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • The companies have so far reached settlements worth nearly $58 billion, according to a tally kept by Christine Minhee, who runs Opioid Settlement Tracker.
    — Sarah Liese, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • The highest technology will not be the one that escapes nature but the one that learns how to participate in its deepest creative computation.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • On clear, dry nights — like those across much of the interior West — that heat escapes very efficiently into space.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of escapes

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“Skedaddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skedaddles. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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