as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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Recent Examples of egress
Following engagement with the CMA, Microsoft and Amazon have set out actions on cloud egress fees (charges related to switching providers) and interoperability, the regulator said.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Mission teams have secured the rocket's mobile launcher to infrastructure at the pad, connected power and communications linkages and installed the crew's emergency egress system.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Largess also said there weren’t proper egress points on 4th Street to allow the dispersing crowd to escape.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
City Manager Seimone Jurjis said next steps include doing more design work with the consultant to explore what a building at the park could look like and what other considerations, such as environmental factors, height and ingress and egress, could play a role.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Mission teams have secured the rocket's mobile launcher to infrastructure at the pad, connected power and communications linkages and installed the crew's emergency egress system.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Largess also said there weren’t proper egress points on 4th Street to allow the dispersing crowd to escape.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
City Manager Seimone Jurjis said next steps include doing more design work with the consultant to explore what a building at the park could look like and what other considerations, such as environmental factors, height and ingress and egress, could play a role.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
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The former Ottawa head coach rallied the Kings to an 11-6-6 finish to claim the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference, but the Kings were swept by the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche in their fifth consecutive first-round postseason exit.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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For Dallas, which had the second-best regular season record in the Western Conference, the early exit from the playoffs was a disappointment.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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