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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
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead, what the French jeweler got was a runaway success that attracted a whole new clientele and has now been consistently in the top three bestselling lines for the past five years.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 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
Mistrial in rape case A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in a Gary man’s rape trial for assaulting a 16-year-old runaway girl, court records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead, what the French jeweler got was a runaway success that attracted a whole new clientele and has now been consistently in the top three bestselling lines for the past five years.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 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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Bell / Getty Images Stock futures initially surged on the report, then retreated.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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So the women’s struggle has not only forced the Islamic Republic to retreat, but also created cracks in the patriarchal structures of Iranian society.—
Narges Mohammadi,
TIME,
7 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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While speculation has been rampant that his wife Casey will attempt to keep the governor's mansion in the family, no official announcement has been made concerning her potential candidacy.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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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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This game was a blowout from start to finish with the Jaguars caught in a crossfire hurricane.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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March may bring more of the same Bitcoin could return to pre-election levels after this week’s selloff, says Wolfe Coinbase just reported a blowout fourth quarter.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Run away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20away. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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