Breakout
Breakout noun - The act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement.
Usage example: the captives had been planning to stage a breakout at the next change in shift for the guards
Close call and breakout are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close call" instead a noun "Breakout".
Close call
Close call noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
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Synonyms for Close call
Breakout and close call are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakout" instead a noun phrase "Close call".
Both terms in one sentence
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The fourth is the breakout of the Indominus rex from her enclosure, involving the deaths of two park workers, a totaled truck, and a close call for Owen.
Source: Franchise / Jurassic Park
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