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as in ejected
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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as in escaped
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 retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us
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Recent Examples of ran off
Police said the driver then ran off and left the Ford van at the scene, which was later towed by police.
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Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The Apaches ran off four straight to tie it at 22.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
But instead there was a hefty stack of driver’s licenses in there, including Angel’s (Priscilla Delgado), Rue’s love interest who’d supposedly ran off from rehab.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Fey said as her daughter laughed and ran off.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The person was confronted by a member of Middlesbrough’s personnel and ran off.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 8 May 2026
The killer ran off east on Eastern Parkway and has not been caught.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Carroll, who was wearing an orange baseball cap, then ran off, police said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Beck got his glove over the wall to make the grab, spun around and ran off the field smiling.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The Apaches ran off four straight to tie it at 22.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
But instead there was a hefty stack of driver’s licenses in there, including Angel’s (Priscilla Delgado), Rue’s love interest who’d supposedly ran off from rehab.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Fey said as her daughter laughed and ran off.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The person was confronted by a member of Middlesbrough’s personnel and ran off.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 8 May 2026
The killer ran off east on Eastern Parkway and has not been caught.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Carroll, who was wearing an orange baseball cap, then ran off, police said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Beck got his glove over the wall to make the grab, spun around and ran off the field smiling.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran off
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The driver was ejected, and the car came to rest against the front porch of a residence on the northeast corner of the intersection.—
Sofia Saric
May 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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DeMar DeRozan, the Raptors’ leading scorer, widely respected across the league, was ejected for a flagrant foul on Cleveland’s Jordan Clarkson (another common link between then and now).—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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My grandmother escaped Berlin, Germany through the Kindertransport.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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Court documents described O'Connor providing a boy with a condom and pushing him into a room with an intoxicated girl, who later escaped and locked herself in a bathroom.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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While India’s media landscape has largely retreated in the face of the Hindu right’s fascism, Kandasamy is one of the few consistently at the barricades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Travel stocks — Shares of airlines and cruise operators rose as oil prices retreated on Wednesday.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Hassett dismissed Chapman's assessment, insisting that there is enough inventory.—
Ford McCracken,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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When he’s dismissed from his SETI job, a huge cover-up ensues.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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The teen suspects fled and were found dead in a vehicle a few blocks away.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Authorities said the suspect fled on foot before being located nearby.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The anonymous e-mailer later outed herself in a comment on the Discord of Mandy Matney’s Lunashark Media company.—
James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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But just one pitch later, Judge inside-outed a 93-mph sinker over the fence.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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There are five Broderick siblings, but their eldest brother and sister ran away from the cult, and their mother was kicked out after medication was found among her belongings.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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After shooting Samuelson, Grafton ran away from the hospital and briefly hid in the bed of a truck in the parking lot, before fleeing into the woods nearby.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Matt Rife took the standup pipeline that produced every comedy star of the last 30 years and bolted a content strategy onto it, turning TikTok virality into a stadium tour.—
Taylor Reilly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Treatments and amenities woven into the full stay, rather than bolted on as a separate clinic, also tend to deliver more measurable benefit than à la carte high-tech interventions.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
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