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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
Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Texas law gives you the right to defend yourself without trying to run away first, but that right comes with strict rules that not everyone knows.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
The runaway stone, in this case, being Trump’s decision to attack, and everything that will come after.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Kenady Barrett scored 27 of her 39 points after halftime in a runaway for Poyen (5-0).
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Once the alarm sounded, the two suspects ran away.
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The design eliminates flammable liquid electrolytes and thermal runaway risks, addressing long-standing safety concerns associated with conventional lithium-ion batteries.
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Taylor is a runaway of the state.
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Austin Abrams stars as a scuba diver who, while searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) body, gets swallowed and must find a way to escape.—
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Set in 1977, during Brazil’s military dictatorship, the thriller details Armando and his son in their efforts to escape the country in the midst of political turmoil.—
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Despite being wounded, Sosa-Celis and the other two men retreated into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside.—
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Adolfsson and Stefan, who works as a substitute teacher, plan their grocery shopping trips to the mainland carefully, stocking up before retreating indoors.—
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On the other, the now-nine-year drought without a playoff win has led to rampant frustration from the fan base.—
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Who will stand to benefit from the rampant expenditures also remains a subject of heated debate, as corporations like Google, Meta, and OpenAI continue to race each other for dominance in the space.—
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Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves in the victory to lead the B’s sweep of the homestand.—
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New York charges a tax of 51% on sportsbooks, but not on sweeps, daily fantasy, bookie accounts and offshore sportsbooks.—
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No one was injured, and the suspects fled before deputies arrived.—
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Other offenses include fleeing from police, escaping from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center, theft, trespassing and giving police a false name.—
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The new system could replace the Stinger missile, which can engage low-flying aircraft such as helicopters, jets during takeoff or landing, and some drones.—
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With that possibility in mind, NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, agreed to fly one NASA astronaut aboard each Soyuz and one Russian cosmonaut aboard each Crew Dragon.—
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This means that its uncontrolled deorbit could have dangerous consequences.—
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That winter, the concrete spillway collapsed in one section during massive storms, prompting the evacuation of 188,000 people as water raged uncontrolled into the river below, and concerns grew that part of the dam might fail.—
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The Razorbacks overcame a six-point hole at halftime with the Red Raiders and battled back from 21 points down to the Cougars to escape a blowout.—
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Elias Lindholm, who left Saturday’s blowout as a precaution because of a nagging injury, was back in the lineup.—
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“Run away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20away. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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