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make a getaway

verb as in absquatulate

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A motorway police officer suffered suspected broken ribs when a lorry with cloned plates and a cargo of stolen spirits rammed cars to make a getaway.

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Photographers, broadcasters and some fans surrounded the champion's car as he attempted to make a getaway.

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In Toronto, a cyclist lamented the alleged lawlessness of e-bikers in a letter to a local magazine: “Some of them have zero regard for even the most basic rules of the road because they are nimble and can easily make a getaway. It’s chaotic.”

Every few years, a Selig Zoo inmate would make a getaway and make headlines.

Wisconsin authorities said Sunday that a 13-year-old female carjacking suspect, as well as a driver who shot at the girl attempting to make a getaway, will both face criminal charges.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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