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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
Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Police said the driver got out of the car and tried to run away, but officers detained him.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Today, the runaway development of technologies like artificial intelligence poses precisely such a risk.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Although Max Verstappen of Red Bull once again leads the standings, this season had not been a runaway.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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After all, Gabi did agree to run away with him in order to save Lacey.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Police said the driver got out of the car and tried to run away, but officers detained him.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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More than 760,000 Venezuelans have arrived at the Southwest border seeking asylum from political repression and runaway violence in their homeland since 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Today, the runaway development of technologies like artificial intelligence poses precisely such a risk.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
The incident is true to the real-life story, as the end titles reveal that a teenage runaway escaped by asking him to keep the encounter a secret on Feb. 14, 1979.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Although Max Verstappen of Red Bull once again leads the standings, this season had not been a runaway.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Melly also faces legal challenges related to his time in jail, including accusations of conspiracy to escape from prison, though these have not been substantiated.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Seasoned diplomats worry that retreating from that posture would enable autocrats around the world, including Vladimir Putin and his aims of Russian expansionism.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The crowds had retreated to their cabins and RVs, the click of cameras replaced by the trill of crickets.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Between the lines: Partisan poll watchers have been part of U.S. elections since at least the 19th century to counter voter fraud and violence, which were rampant at the time, per PBS' Retro Report.April Rubin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sixty percent of the water that flows into the lower Mississippi River comes from the Ohio River, where drought is rampant.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Also at stake is control of Congress, as a sweep from either the Republicans and Democrats could mean a drastic overhaul of tax and spending policies that could affect corporations and how investors invest going forward.Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Topline Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a dead-heat race for the White House, according to polls of the national electorate and every battleground state—a scenario that could lead to a sweep for either candidate if polling errors from previous elections repeat.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The driver had fled the scene by the time police arrived, according to the press release.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Around 90% of the population of 2.3 million have fled during the 13-month-old war, often multiple times.Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In another rural health example, a different insurer learned that uncontrolled diabetes cost them $248,000 per member per year.Emotivo Health, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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And just as nuclear blasts produce a distinctive mushroom cloud, uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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The Rebels turned in a dominant defensive performance against Carson Beck and the Bulldogs a week after Jaxson Dart set school passing records in a blowout of Arkansas.Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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In their most recent game, a blowout loss to the Knicks, Warriors castoff Ryan Rollins played 12 minutes.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Run away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20away. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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