as in departure
the act of leaving a place
your lighting out of church before the end of services did not go unnoticed
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1
as in getting (away)
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2
as in setting out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighting out
Noun
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McBride declined to comment on whether the White House was involved in the Tate Brothers' departure from Romania.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Yet there’s also been a lack of leadership within the Bianconeri side, especially more so since the departure of Danilo, who fell down the pecking order under Motta at the beginning of the season.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yes, the going got tough, so Samuel decided to get going.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The 2025 Super Bowl already made history when FOX announced that the going rate for 30 seconds of air time was $7 million.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In Philadelphia, all six passengers and one person on the ground were killed when a medical evacuation jet crashed on January 31.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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No civilian evacuations had been ordered, but Romaine said that could change if wind gusts fuel an expansion of the blaze.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Lighting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighting%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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