off-ramp — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads.

2

An exit strategy.

And at least for now, there is no discernible off-ramp for the Russian leader short of declaring a cease-fire or pulling back his forces — steps he has so far shown no interest in taking.

An adviser to the Ukrainian government said the comments showed that attempts to negotiate with Putin or find an “off-ramp” from the conflict for Putin, as French president, Emmanuel Macron, has sought to do, were misguided.

Collocations

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ADJ.

discernible

VERB + OFF-RAMP

find

OFF-RAMP + NOUN

russian

PREP.

from

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Example Bank

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01

And at least for now, there is no discernible off-ramp for the Russian leader short of declaring a cease-fire or pulling back his forces — steps he has so far shown no interest in taking.

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02

An adviser to the Ukrainian government said the comments showed that attempts to negotiate with Putin or find an “off-ramp” from the conflict for Putin, as French president, Emmanuel Macron, has sough

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03

Mr. Katzenberg, who moonlights as a top Biden official and has worked with Mr. Clooney on philanthropy for decades, reached out to him to see if there was an off-ramp, according to three people famili

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, off-ramp is marked as figuratively, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.