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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as in getting (away)
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as in setting out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighting out
Noun
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The 38-year-old was hired as the club’s new under-21s coach from Southampton’s academy last summer and then promoted to Rosenior’s backroom staff after impressing in a two-game spell at the helm following Enzo Maresca’s departure in January.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Long enamoured with Italy, the couple eloped in Puglia in 2019, later setting out to translate the same sense of romance, craftsmanship, and unhurried beauty to the folds of the Noosa hinterland.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Another such method is setting out toxic baits—strychnine is commonly used for this purpose.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Where exactly is the stadium going?—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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With Orbán going, 90 of these journalists with the MTI state news agency broke cover Thursday and wrote a letter, seen by Reuters, demanding that their editorial independence be reinstated.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Former Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer entered the Bell Centre from that plaza holding a torch, walked it into the building and the arena bowl, setting off the Canadiens’ traditional playoff ritual of the ice catching fire, and the building roared.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But a radioactive cloud was wafting across Europe, setting off alarms in a Swedish laboratory nearly seven hundred miles away and slowly sickening tens of thousands of people.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Stills of an evacuation video singled out a moment when the couple were being rushed toward an exit by Secret Service agents.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The footage opens with Jason Sudeikis' title character getting out of bed, before panning to glimpses of other main players in the crew — including Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple's Keeley Jones and Brett Goldstein's Roy Kent.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Paulemon is accused of getting out of the car while armed with a handgun.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As many Americans plan their summer vacations, airfares are taking off.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With runners at the corners with no outs in the sixth, A's first baseman Nick Kurtz fielded Jared Young’s grounder and threw to third to nab Francisco Lindor, who broke back to the bag after taking off for home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Witnesses told officers that, inside the venue, Jones and Viswanath got into a physical fight that prompted private security to start clearing out the space, according to the Arlington Police Department.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chris Boozer, owner of The Trash Porters in Wilmington, spends his days clearing out homes and businesses.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Lighting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighting%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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