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EKS-uh-d-uh-s/ˈeksədəs/

An exodus is a mass departure of people from a place: an evening exodus, a staff exodus. Departure is everyday and smaller; a 17:00 rush is a catchment fact, not a caption.

Meaning

A mass departure of people from a place.

Examples

• “An exodus at 17:00 is a catchment fact, not a caption; name the last bus.”
• “Departure is everyday. Flight is the urgent twin. A caption is comms. A last-service time is a file. Publish the time; then write the caption if the bus still runs.”

Good to know

A mass departure. Everyday: departure. A caption ≠ a last bus.

Near in meaning

departure, flight, mass leaving

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