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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
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Her oldest son, Noah, 7, tried to run away, but Yates wrestled him into the tub and drowned him, too.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Published on March 15, 2025 For years, spirits enthusiasts have hoped that rum finally might have its whiskey moment and achieve the same runaway popularity as bourbon and Scotch.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
During the Gilded Age, Marm opened a school for criminals and built her empire by treating her gang of runaways and orphans as family.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Pike plays the depressed paramedic Maddie, while Rhys plays her problem-solving husband Frank, a middle-aged Welsh couple whose teenage daughter Alice (voiced by Megan McDonnell) has run away after a massive row.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Her oldest son, Noah, 7, tried to run away, but Yates wrestled him into the tub and drowned him, too.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Historians generally agree that the 1787 constitutional convention itself was a runaway convention.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Published on March 15, 2025 For years, spirits enthusiasts have hoped that rum finally might have its whiskey moment and achieve the same runaway popularity as bourbon and Scotch.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
Three points turned the leadership race into a runaway for Carney.
—Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
During the Gilded Age, Marm opened a school for criminals and built her empire by treating her gang of runaways and orphans as family.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run away
Verb
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In fact, research shows that beyond escaping poverty, additional wealth has little impact on long-term emotional well-being.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yolanda, who escaped across the border into Mexico later that day, was named a primary suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The document laid out plans for the Polish army to retreat westward to the Vistula River, which runs through the center of Poland, in case of an invasion from the east by Russia.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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But Newsom appears to have fully retreated on trans-inclusive athletics, conceding to right-wing propagandists Charlie Kirk and Michael Savage without a fuss in the first two episodes of Newsom’s podcast earlier this month.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Child labor and street crime were rampant, with some youngsters turning to theft for sustenance.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Burnout is rampant, employee trust is fragile, and businesses that fail to cultivate genuine workplace culture are losing talent fast.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Florida also completed a three-game season sweep of Columbus.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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San Marcos senior Cassidy Allison can achieve a career sweep of twin titles after prevailing in the Division 1 200 individual medley (2:00.25) and the 100 butterfly (54.90) last year.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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On March 1, police descended upon Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, where the championship was holding its second day competitions, as a stampede of cheerleaders, coaches and parents ran fleeing from what many believed to be an active shooter situation.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Northcott fled to Canada, but was arrested soon after.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium indicates that 615 flights are scheduled to depart from Heathrow on Saturday, with a further 604 flights due to fly to the airport.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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People with this genetic condition do not produce sufficient clotting factors, which can cause uncontrolled external or internal bleeding.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Travel may also be difficult, and the combination of high winds with dry vegetation and warm temperatures can lead to uncontrolled brush fires, according to the weather service.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Illini took a few blowout losses in February and March (to admittedly strong opponents in Maryland, Duke, Wisconsin and Michigan State).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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This year, San Diego State and Utah State both suffered blowout losses in the opening round of the tournament.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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