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take flight
verb as in absquatulate
verb as in bolt
verb as in disappear
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verb as in escape
verb as in flee
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verb as in fly
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verb as in fly
verb as in go
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verb as in lam
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- bail out
- break out
- burst out
- cut and run
- cut loose
- duck out
- fly the coop
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- give someone the slip
- go scot-free
- make a getaway
- make getaway
- make off
- make oneself scarce
- play hooky
- run away
- run off
- run out on
- slip away
- steal away
- take a powder
- take it on the lam
- take on the lam
- work out of
- wriggle out
verb as in run
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Example Sentences
But this time, there were two critical differences in the firefight: There was a squadron of massive water- and retardant-dropping aircraft at the ready, and winds — although strong — still allowed for them to take flight.
“The film may struggle to take flight, but when it does, it is undeniably moving, with a message of freedom and defiance that resonates now more than ever.”
The film may struggle to take flight, but when it does, it is undeniably moving, with a message of freedom and defiance that resonates now more than ever.
In one corner the lanky, headless skeleton of a Quetzalcoatl appears ready to take flight.
"But it never fully manages to take flight, leaving its provocative conclusion more jarring and confusing than revelatory."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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