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

breaking out (of)

verb

present participle of break out (of)

as in escaping

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

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Verb

This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Survivors find shelter in Kathmandu Some flood survivors are fleeing the devastation to seek shelter in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
In past months, he has been charged with second-degree kidnapping, fleeing elude police, firearm charges and assault charges.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
After nine consecutive losses against the Minnesota Lynx, the Valkyries finally broke through on Monday night in Minneapolis, setting the tone early and running away with the game late in the fourth quarter en route to a 80-66 win.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of running away

Verb

Billy Ray is getting out ahead of the story, and framing the name change as a reflection of Miley’s place in the pop firmament.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Not long afterward, two dozen Border Patrol agents descended on Roosevelt High School as class was getting out, prompting a confrontation in which the agents deployed pepper spray and arrested four people, including a teacher.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of getting out

Verb

In the series, Cash plays Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-con stepping in for the town’s injured Reverend with the intention of robbing worshippers and running off.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Arredondo-Garcia then ran in front of a car and smashed the front end of the car with his body before running off.

— Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of running off

Verb

Grichuk put a good swing on a slider while flying out to left field.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
It was later revealed that the plane had been overloaded by 700 pounds and the pilot, who had cocaine and alcohol in his system, was not authorized to be flying, according to CBS.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of flying

Verb

Smoke from wildfires may lower air quality during the day, clearing out overnight as the storm system moves in.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
His team began clearing out an informal dump site, eventually transforming it into a community garden.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearing out

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