1
as in to out
to drive or force out
the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property
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2
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again
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as in to retreat
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us
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as in fresh
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Recent Examples of run off
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Then there are the shoes, the manure, even thousands of dollars in cash (which alert bystanders scooped up and ran off with handfuls, by the way).
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Dennis Hinkamp, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Hydroelectric dams, agricultural runoff and rising water temperatures linked to climate change have all contributed to the near-elimination of native Chinook salmon.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The film ends in a rush, simply dropping the mic and running off.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Then there are the shoes, the manure, even thousands of dollars in cash (which alert bystanders scooped up and ran off with handfuls, by the way).
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
Agriculture runoff replenished the shallow lake over the following decades, though recently lined canals in the Imperial Valley have resulted in diminished flows.
—Dennis Hinkamp, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Hydroelectric dams, agricultural runoff and rising water temperatures linked to climate change have all contributed to the near-elimination of native Chinook salmon.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
Verb
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The athlete was outed by a teammate in a previous lawsuit.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, the publishers of a Catholic newsletter outed a priest by apparently accessing his Grindr activity through third-party channels.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
5 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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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
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Make sure to maintain proper ventilation and storage conditions to keep your squash fresh.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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Watch: Easy ways to keep your real Christmas tree fresh.—
Laura L. Davis,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2024
Verb
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As Mavericks fans were being ejected from the stadium, Nowitzki was out in Los Angeles, sitting in the stands to show Dončić his support.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gone are the days in the NBA when the West, led by Rick Barry and Nate Thurmond at the Cow Palace in 1967, snapped a four-game losing streak with an upset over an East team in a game so intense coach Red Auerbach of the Celtics was ejected.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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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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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two and a half feet of rain beat down upon the face of the San Gabriels, wiping out the rustic resorts wedged into the canyons, and chuting runoff waters down onto the plain along ancient dry rivulets and freshets and canyons that Angelenos had forgotten or never known about.—
Patt MorrisonColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2023
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The Hudson River had a little current, fed by freshets from upstream with local rains, and melting snow farther up, in the Adirondacks.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2020
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