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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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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Recent Examples of run off
ABC News,
26 June 2026
The Giants entered the top of the seventh leading 6-2, but the A’s chipped into their advantage by scoring a pair of runs off Ryan Walker.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
And the attacks started just hours after Collins won the Republican runoff election on Tuesday.
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Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
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Pinch-hitter Noelvi Marte hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Cincinnati scored four runs off Paul Skenes in the second, and the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday night.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
The Giants entered the top of the seventh leading 6-2, but the A’s chipped into their advantage by scoring a pair of runs off Ryan Walker.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Noun
Trump endorsed Collins late in the race, just days before the runoff, and in a message posted on social media in the middle of the night.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
And the attacks started just hours after Collins won the Republican runoff election on Tuesday.
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Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
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The Palencia news was encouraging when considering the MRI didn’t reveal a major elbow injury, and left-hander Matthew Boyd was scheduled to throw a rehab outing with High A South Bend on Saturday.
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Dallas’ roster included two of Chen’s former UConn teammates — Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd — and if Chen had any extra motivation, Williams was happy to out her.
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The three men charged would escape conviction on state charges but be convicted in federal court.
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To escape a surge in Chicago’s gang violence, Natalie Ammons and her family moved in 1979 to a home just a few hundred yards from one of the world’s biggest steel mills.
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With a spacious design, durable construction, and charming look, it’s bound to be your go-to retreat for morning coffee, afternoon reading, or evening relaxing.
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Ultimately, this is not a signal that leaders should retreat from cloud strategies.
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Similar to the millennial mint that's been making the rounds, Tiffany blue brings the same fresh, uplifting energy with a slightly more luxe feel.
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The Dodgers’ bullpen, on the other hand, which closed May fresh off a franchise-record 38 consecutive scoreless innings, just can’t seem to stop the bleeding.
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Firefighters said one of the victims was ejected from one of the vehicles.
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Six months earlier, observers believed the space plane had ejected six objects at once, but those were later determined to be debris left over from launch.
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Thousands of migrants are fleeing South Africa as the country braces for violence after an anti-immigrant group set a Tuesday deadline for all undocumented migrants to leave.
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The New York governor fled in humiliation.
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Those who rely on custom mobility devices still have to fly commercial or find another way to get to the games, and risk damage to their wheelchairs in the process.
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Last year, Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets (Sunny and Gizmo) were about a month older during the fireworks show and had already grown enough feathers to fly away from the nest.
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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.
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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.
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“Run off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20off. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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