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Egress vs. Ingress
Egress
/ˈiːɡres/Examples:
The egress of the crowd was orderly after the concert.Emergency exits facilitate rapid egress in case of fire.The birds egress the cage when the door is opened.
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Ingress
/ˈɪnɡres/Examples:
The ingress of stormwater caused flooding in the basement.She blocked the ingress to prevent unauthorized entry.Birds nested near the ingress of the cave.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Recall that ingress signifies entrance, similar to the word into.
- Egress is related to exit or departure, both of which start with e.
- Think of egress as exit and ingress as into to help differentiate.
- Use ingress when talking about entering a space, which can be remembered by the prefix in-.
- Use egress when discussing leaving or exiting a space, linked by the shared e- sound.
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