1
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
Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
The chase ended in the 1900 block of Railroad Avenue, when the Honda stopped and the driver tried to run away.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Bradford Betz, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Silent Hill 2 was a runaway success at launch, crossing one million sales in just three days, pleasing publisher Konami.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Two years ago, the Bruins won the Pac-12 title in a runaway, topping second-place Arizona by four games.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Verb
So many government leaders want to run away, often in fear.
—Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
The chase ended in the 1900 block of Railroad Avenue, when the Honda stopped and the driver tried to run away.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Could have been a runaway trim, malfunctioning stabilizer.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Silent Hill 2 was a runaway success at launch, crossing one million sales in just three days, pleasing publisher Konami.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
About 41% of people actively missing in the city as of Dec. 13 were classified by Detroit police as runaways, according to data posted on the page.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Two years ago, the Bruins won the Pac-12 title in a runaway, topping second-place Arizona by four games.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run away
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The foreign aid agency, the world's largest of its kind, has for decades provided assistance to countries whose residents are recovering from disaster or who are trying to escape poverty.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of New Snowbird Options to Florida Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, and Southwest are adding dozens of new routes to the Sunshine State just in time for northerners to escape the next six weeks of winter.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Michael then retreated to his bedroom and took possession of his own handgun.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 0.28%, paring losses of 1.5% earlier in the day, after news of the tariff pause broke.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Inconsistent enforcement by untrained or younger employees in convenience stores has led to rampant underage sales in the U.S.—
Markus Lindblad,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday that resolves two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of becoming a hotbed of rampant antisemitism.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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With home ice on their side, Seattle will be eager to flip the script and avoid a season sweep.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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JSerra 62, Mater Dei 52: The wild Trinity League race now has four teams with two losses after JSerra completed a sweep of the Monarchs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While Shapiro survived the attack, Alcala fled the scene but was later caught and arrested, pleading guilty to child molestation.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Assad, whose family had ruled Syria since 1971, fled to Moscow.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Last year, just hours after wrapping up her final Eras tour show in Tokyo, Swift flew to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to support Kelce and the Chiefs at Super Bowl LVIII.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
1 Feb. 2025
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Casey Crafton, a father and volunteer youth sports coach, was among those killed in Wednesday night’s plane crash while flying back from Wichita to Washington D.C. on American Airlines flight 5342.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2025
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However, some research suggests that magnesium may help lower blood pressure among people with uncontrolled hypertension.4 One review of past studies found that supplementing with 368 milligrams of magnesium daily for an average of three months significantly lowered blood pressure.—
Ashley Wong,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Sudden immersion in such frigid water, known as cold shock, can trigger immediate physiological responses such as uncontrolled gasping, rapid breathing or hyperventilation, according to the National Weather Service.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Wall Street is looking to see if Palantir Technologies can one-up its last blowout earnings report after the closing bell on Monday.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 126-106 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center to close its quick two-game homestand at 1-1 and fall back to .500.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Run away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20away. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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