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Definitions

get out of the way

VERB

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve clinch close complete conclude do end make play out settle stop wind up wrap up

STRONG

cease crown culminate determine discharge effect execute finalize fold fulfill halt perfect scratch scrub shutter terminate ultimate wrap

WEAK

bag it break up bring to a close carry through come deal with hang it up have done with make short work of mop up put finishing touches on round off round up sew up shut down top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue give up introduce neglect not finish start

STRONG

disregard forget ignore initiate leave schedule set up

Example Sentences

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Marathon, said he encountered a runner who was yelling at the crowd to get out of the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“Unconscious bias,” he believes, will never get out of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

ICE’s policy lacks clear instruction, however, for its officers to get out of the way of moving vehicles where feasible.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Agents ignored him, he said, and instead told him to get out of the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Mama’s flower arrangements tumbled into the mourners or crashed to the floor as people tried to get out of the way of the moving casket.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

get out of the way

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