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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
Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Fighting her off, the victim tried to run away, but the male, later identified as Streeter, tackled him and began to choke him, according to the affidavit.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 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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And consider the Michigan basketball debut for head coach Dusty May a rousing success; the Wolverines ran away from Cleveland State in a 101-53 win to open their season.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Fighting her off, the victim tried to run away, but the male, later identified as Streeter, tackled him and began to choke him, according to the affidavit.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run away
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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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Wolf growth has been rampant across the Golden State this year; at least 30 new pups were born in California in 2024 alone, marking the largest single-year population increase in a century, officials say.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
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Detractors painted the election as a referendum on Breed’s efforts to address sprawling homeless encampments, rampant property crime and a flagging post-pandemic economy that cut at voters’ sense of a safe, well-functioning city.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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The news also comes as President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican majority sweep of the Senate and House of Representatives promise major policy changes for the White House and Congress.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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With a Republican sweep in Washington, Donald Trump ‘s raft of tax cuts that were set to expire at the end of 2025 might stick around – and that could be good news for investors who were sprinting to overhaul their financial planning.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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There is finally a chill in the air and snow flying around in some places.Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 27 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 1 Dec. 2024.
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