as in to run away
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back (up or away)
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Should Barkley put up good numbers, Philadelphia could run away with the game.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Minnetonka ran away with the title with 679 points.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Musk withdrew the suit in June 2024, then revived it in August 2024 under similar complaints.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The team withdrew with something that was reportedly injury related, but perhaps was more mental given the new paddle jitters Federico exhibited in the first two days of this event with his new adidas gear.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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How to Watch Ohio State at USC: Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 Time: 9:00 PM EST Channel: FOX Stream: Fubo (Try for free) USC suffered its first conference loss last weekend, falling 76-69 to Iowa in the game where the Hawkeyes retired Caitlin Clark's jersey.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Under this plan the teachers could retire to comfortable retirements in the Carolinas and Florida while the rest of us try to figure out how to pay our BGE bills.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mitch McConnell, the long-standing Senate majority leader who’s in recent months receded from view.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Workers from the San Jose Department of Transportation cleared the street catch basins, allowing the water to recede.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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With their press broken, Newcastle had to retreat to their 5-4-1 shape but became fatigued making so many recovery runs.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Three days before Super Bowl LIX, the highest-ranking members of the Chiefs’ front office retreated to their New Orleans hotel rooms and turned on the tape.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of students at a U.S. military middle school in Germany walked out of class in protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of DEI policies during his visit to the country this week.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cincinnati has been trying to solve its safety problem since the moment Jessie Bates walked out the door to Atlanta.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Back (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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