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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as in to get off
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Recent Examples of get (away)
Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
Located just north of Orlando’s Moss Park, the house has the sense of a country getaway.
—Tiffani Sherman, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Follow this guide and learn how to make the most of your next visit to Gordonsville for a solo day trip, a weekend with Mom, or a relaxing getaway with friends.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Still, fans are speculating whether the Houston native is entering a new chapter in her love life — or simply enjoying a private getaway with a friend.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
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For visitors who want to spend most of their vacation frolicking in the sand, but also want some mountain air, the relatively short Rim of the World Scenic Byway offers an easy weekend getaway to the rockier terrain of the Inland Empire.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
Located just north of Orlando’s Moss Park, the house has the sense of a country getaway.
—Tiffani Sherman, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Follow this guide and learn how to make the most of your next visit to Gordonsville for a solo day trip, a weekend with Mom, or a relaxing getaway with friends.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Still, fans are speculating whether the Houston native is entering a new chapter in her love life — or simply enjoying a private getaway with a friend.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get (away)
Noun
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Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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For Carrington, born in 1917, art was an escape from her genteel, repressive British upbringing.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Araiza has a booming leg and got off a 72-yarder in 2024.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Almost three months have passed since that move was made, and in that time, Pickens has not only gotten off on the right foot both on and off the field with the team, he’s formed a close friendship with the man looking for some help all along in Lamb.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Online sleuths who closely track SpaceX's activities at Starbase, Texas, have concluded the rocket recovered from the Gulf is Booster 13, which flew on the sixth test flight of the Starship mega-rocket last November.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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In the 1990s, Trump rode on aircraft owned by Epstein, according to flight logs released in two lawsuits.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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“Get (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20%28away%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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