ran away

verb

past tense of run away
1
as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation ran away from an unhappy marriage

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2
as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the child runs away from large dogs

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Recent Examples of ran away The neighbor, still on the scene, appeared to pick up another unidentified object from the ground, ABC 7 reported, but was approached by an ICE agent who told him to drop it, then sprayed a substance at the neighbor, who ran away with his dogs. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026 When an officer approached the car, Vermontay Burch, 20, jumped out and ran away, according to the department. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 But the Amazin's showed promise early and ran away with the National League East in August. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Her mother, Melissa Fuller, grew up in Vineland, New Jersey, and ran away from home at fifteen; she was eventually put in foster care. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Amazon and Google ran away with the smart speaker market in the late 2010s, leaving the iPhone maker with just a slice of the market. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Bass blasted his kick and ran away to celebrate before the officials signaled it good. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The driver did not stop, and eventually got out of the car and ran away into a residence at Ann Lee Lane. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, Tampa International Airport police were called to step in when Milania, 20, reportedly became emotional and ran away from her reality star mom, older sister, Gia Giudice, and a counselor traveling with the family. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran away
  1. escaped
  2. retreated
  3. fled
  4. bolted
  5. ran off
  6. ran
  7. got out
Verb
  • Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • The officers then retreated from the SUV and gave the man commands to exit the vehicle with his hands up.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • European indexes, which aren’t tilted as heavily toward technology stocks, also retreated modestly.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • Other passengers hit the man, and when the bus stopped and the couple fled, a crowd of riders and people from the street chased them, until they were rescued by police.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Palestinian citizens of Israel, descendants of those who remained as the state of Israel was established in 1948 (when a majority of the prewar population was forcibly expelled or fled during the war) now make up about 20% of the population.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of fled
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  • Tatum erupted for 18 points in the first quarter on three 3s and White added 10 as the Celtics bolted to a 40-20 lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Chargers bolted out to a 9-3 lead against the Los Angeles Rams only to lose 24-9.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bolted
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  • Her play The Cake has been produced over 100 times worldwide and ran off-Broadway at Manhattan Theater Club.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Mercedes failed to turn at a curve and ran off the right side of the road, according to a crash log.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran off
Verb
  • After starting in the middle of the night, candidates get about four hours of sleep over the next five days and complete tasks like carrying logs, launching boats into crashing waves, lying in cold ocean water and running around 200 miles.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • And the government could be headed toward a federal shutdown if Congress fails to pass a funding bill to keep operations running.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • Then Reyes got out of the car, dragged the unconscious victim out of the street and placed his bag next to him on a bench before fleeing the scene, the documents said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • After Cambodia's crackdown, workers who had money to buy a plane ticket home got out quickly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of got out

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“Ran away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20away. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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