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as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
ran away from an unhappy marriage
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as in to retreat
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the child runs away from large dogs
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a region plagued by runaway suburban sprawl
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as in sweep
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Recent Examples of run away
Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Gaver ran away, but Astrid kept trying to engage him, according to the report.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
At least, though, a Republican administration is finally grappling with this runaway agency.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
City News Service, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
About 41% of people actively missing in the city as of Dec. 13 were classified by Detroit police as runaways, according to data posted on the page.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
That—plus a desire for parity among the teams so that no one clever idea runs away with the series—means there are plenty of spec or controlled components on a current endurance racer.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Gaver ran away, but Astrid kept trying to engage him, according to the report.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The lithium-ion batteries were stacked, and made of older chemistry using nickel, manganese and cobalt, which can cause runaway fires when ignited.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
At least, though, a Republican administration is finally grappling with this runaway agency.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
The investigation of the defendant began in October 2021 when a detective contacted an Orange County investigator about a 17-year-old runaway, Deputy District Attorney Taylor Krone said in his opening statement of the trial.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
About 41% of people actively missing in the city as of Dec. 13 were classified by Detroit police as runaways, according to data posted on the page.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run away
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With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 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
Adjective
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Read Next National Prison guard beatings of women are ‘rampant,’ experts say.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Feb. 2025
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These estimates have evolved from the days when overpopulation fears were rampant.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
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Tennessee can pull off a sweep of Kentucky with a win on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena after the Volunteers trimmed the Wildcats 78-73 on Jan. 28 in Knoxville, Tenn.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Only two other artists have scored such fivefold sweeps: Luke Combs (three times) and Kane Brown (once).—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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For fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, the sentence is a maximum of three years and one day in prison and or a fine of $5,000.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Right Now The first reveal comes when Ally and Jay decide to fight Heart Eyes rather than flee when the masked murderer is killing people left and right at a drive-in movie theater.—
James Grebey,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The demonstrator flew 10 more subsonic flights, then went supersonic for the first time on Jan. 28 of this year.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to Simple Flying, both planes were flying over uncontrolled airspace and the pilots were responsible for seeing other aircraft to avoid collisions.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Hyundai veered into the grassy area to the right of the travel lanes and came to an uncontrolled stop.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Maybe the Huskies rediscovered the championship pedigree with a blowout win at South Carolina.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2025
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California could be ultimately switched out with Dougherty Valley as the Wildcats have two blowout wins over their San Ramon rivals.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Run away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20away. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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