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Recent Examples of elope
The couple eloped in 2020 with only their immediate family in attendance and Trevor as his brother’s best man.
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Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
The former couple eloped back in 2017 before having a wedding in 2019, which was previously documented on the TLC show.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Ball and Arnaz eloped six months after meeting each other
After Too Many Girls wrapped, Ball and Arnaz continued their relationship amid their respective hectic schedules, with long-distance calls that the actress later estimated to total up to $29,000, per Coyne Sanders’ biography, Desilu.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
The couple would go on to elope at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in 1968 with good friend and director Arthur Hiller and musician Tiny Tim serving as witnesses.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 17 July 2024
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Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
The former couple eloped back in 2017 before having a wedding in 2019, which was previously documented on the TLC show.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Ball and Arnaz eloped six months after meeting each other
After Too Many Girls wrapped, Ball and Arnaz continued their relationship amid their respective hectic schedules, with long-distance calls that the actress later estimated to total up to $29,000, per Coyne Sanders’ biography, Desilu.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
The couple would go on to elope at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in 1968 with good friend and director Arthur Hiller and musician Tiny Tim serving as witnesses.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elope
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Several passengers were either thrown out of the vehicle or escaped.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The half-hour crime series launches worldwide Dec. 6, inspired by the real-life Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist of 2012, in which thieves absconded with the contents of almost 10,000 barrels of the sticky stuff — worth more than $17 million Canadian — from Quebec’s reserve.Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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But Trent’s mother is long dead — Celeste has absconded with her mother-in-law’s ashes.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
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Jaffer Zaidi, Google global vice president of news partnerships, who is normally based in New York, decamped to Sacramento for two to three weeks as the deal came together, according to another person familiar with the matter.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who has decamped to run in the 1st District to give himself a better shot at reelection.Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
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After the driver crashed near the corner of South Arlington and Julian avenues, all three men got out and ran.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Cameras and sensors in one part of a robot can often get out of sync with the mechanical arms or grippers tasked with manipulation and objects.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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“Elope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elope. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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