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
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Charlotte is only 22-28 overall and still just 11th in the 15-team Eastern Conference, even after running off six in a row.
—Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The runoff will include the two candidates who received the most votes during the first election assuming no candidate reached a majority.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Residents should call Animal Control or authorities if coyotes exhibit concerning behavior like approaching pets, following people or not running off when harassed.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Charlotte is only 22-28 overall and still just 11th in the 15-team Eastern Conference, even after running off six in a row.
—Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
Beutner, who led the nation’s largest school district from 2018 to 2021, had been widely seen as another serious contender with the ability to force a runoff in the June primary.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The runoff will include the two candidates who received the most votes during the first election assuming no candidate reached a majority.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
Verb
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Of course, these posts outing Khan as a potential Twitter troll—this time anonymously as compared to the troll activity on his own account—led to harassing tweets from pro-AEW accounts.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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To escape Earth’s energy crunch, SpaceX is taking AI to orbit, where near-constant solar energy replaces Earth’s strained power grids.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Illinois lawmakers recently flirted with a tax on unrealized gains—think of stocks yet to be sold at fluctuating prices that only exist on paper—before retreating.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was disinvited from the Grammy Awards telecast the following week and largely retreated from the public spotlight, while Timberlake’s career continued uninterrupted.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The bathrooms with grand marble tubs and hammam walk-in showers are made all the more special by bath products in two different scents–one powdery fresh, the other deep and woody– designed by Dior perfumer François Demachy (in the shape of the building no less) look towards the river.—
Kasia Dietz,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Bautista prefers working with trainers, mixing things up and keeping his routine fresh.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hornets players Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges, as well as Pistons’ Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, were all ejected from the game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Midway through the fourth quarter, Lee was ejected and had to be restrained by Hornets guard Brandon Miller while yelling at officials for a no-call after Charlotte’s Grant Williams collided with Detroit’s Paul Reed.—
Steve Reed,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The president flees these tradeoffs as a matter of course and flip-flops unpredictably when pressures rise.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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During one game, Graham felt the pass rush and fled the pocket; Brown had ordered him to stay in it, no matter what.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Carney ordered government buildings to fly flags at half-mast for the next week.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Two airline sources said that airlines were given the impression that the closure was done out of an abundance of caution due to the FAA's inability to predict where drones might be flying.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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