Appear
Appear verb - To get to a destination.
Usage example: a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served
Nearby Words: appearance, appearing
Flee
Flee verb - To cease to be visible.
Usage example: the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn
Nearby Word: fleeing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Her ground forces then appear to flee in the face of the overwhelming Dragonarmy force.
Source: Defensive Feint Trap - In the Secret Invasion crossover for Runaways and Young Avengers, Xavin commands his fellow Runaways to flee New York when the Skrull forces appear, fearing that they'll all be killed.
Source: Prohibited Hero Saves the Day - In such episodes, if the three kangaroos appear at all, they are either neutral (e.g., in "Hang-Gliding with Roobear", they appear in a single scene in which they flee a panic-stricken Roobear's out of control hang glider) or working with Roobear and co.
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