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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
Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Edward is actually running away from his fiancée Molly (Crista Alfaiate), in hot pursuit, and always one metropolis behind.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
As runaway production and Hollywood cost-cutting threatens the state’s hold on the film and television business, Gov. Gavin Newsom in October proposed vastly increasing the cap on production tax credits from $330 million to $750 million a year.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
John Hollinger, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Punctures or thermal runaway (usually from over-charging) lead to chain reactions that create a lot of heat in lithium-ion batteries.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Some run away intentionally, according to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Edward is actually running away from his fiancée Molly (Crista Alfaiate), in hot pursuit, and always one metropolis behind.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
No one foresaw the runaway success of Squid Game, which was meant to be, like other South Korean dramas, a one-off.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
As runaway production and Hollywood cost-cutting threatens the state’s hold on the film and television business, Gov. Gavin Newsom in October proposed vastly increasing the cap on production tax credits from $330 million to $750 million a year.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
But Jokić is already threatening to make the MVP race a runaway.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Punctures or thermal runaway (usually from over-charging) lead to chain reactions that create a lot of heat in lithium-ion batteries.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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Powered by a game-high 35 points from Cole Anthony and a plethora of reserve players stepping up, the Magic escaped the jaws of defeat to win 121-114 against the Heat (13-13), who were without Jimmy Butler (illness).Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
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Over time, for the partner on the receiving end, this dynamic can exacerbate resentment, low self-esteem and a desire to escape.Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yet today, outraged and traumatized by the Gaza-Israel war, American Jews and Muslims have retreated into their respective tribal corners.Walter Ruby, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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Indiana gained 278 yards, and 126 of those came in the final 4:44, with the Fighting Irish (12-1) retreating into a soft zone defense, with chunks of Fighting Irish and Hoosiers fans back in the parking lots resuming tailgates or trying to get back to Kokomo or Fort Wayne or Bloomington.Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The gap in information has left a void, being filled with rampant speculation, including outlandish conspiracy theories.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Worse, outsourcing has become rampant, with high-paying IT jobs migrating to countries like India and Eastern Europe.Joel Shulman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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After all, the Massachusetts team just won the Eastern Conference of the NBA with a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers, and will be in the finals beginning next week and win it all.Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Steelers won the first meeting and with a sweep would win the division, holding a two-game division lead and the tiebreaker with two weeks remaining.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The prosecution has successfully argued that Jennifer Crumbley cannot be trusted not to flee, given her behavior in the days after the shooting.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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The deaths underscore the squalid conditions that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians crammed into often ramshackle tents find themselves in after fleeing Israeli bombardment and offensives.Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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But flying in December — when air travel records are regularly broken — definitely isn’t for the faint of heart.Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In large and uncontrolled doses, this can lead to serious problems like breathing difficulty and paralysis.Sara Hoffman, PharmD, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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Five patients with uncontrolled lupus went into complete remission after undergoing a repurposed cancer treatment called CAR-T-cell therapy, which largely wiped out their rogue immune cells.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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However, few spectators could have expected the blowout loss that the Saints would experience.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Texas-Clemson game (a 38-24 win for Texas) brought in 8.6 million viewers in the late afternoon, and Penn State’s 38-10 blowout of SMU averaged 6.4 million in the noon ET spot.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Run away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20away. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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