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
Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The Acura ran off the side of the road and collided with a traffic light and some private property, police said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
However, no early voting sites would be available for the runoff election.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Verb
After the shooting, the suspects ran off, and the victims drove to the hospital.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The Acura ran off the side of the road and collided with a traffic light and some private property, police said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Polling shows former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is likely to win a spot in a runoff for the Democratic nomination for governor.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
However, no early voting sites would be available for the runoff election.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
Verb
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The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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The split decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Griffin Jax tossed a perfect sixth before David Bednar escaped a seventh-inning jam with two on and one out by striking out Tatis and Marte.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The mother is a Filipina former model, who moved to New York—partly to escape the judgment of her parents in Manila—and raised her daughter (with the help of her sister) as a single woman.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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After a painful breakup, college junior Blake Logan retreats to her family's lake house in Tahoe and meets Wyatt Graham.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now is the time for California lawmakers to reinforce their leadership, not retreat from it.—
Bob Keefe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From cooling it properly to choosing the right containers, these tips will keep frozen soup tasting fresh.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere in the episode, Harry Styles made a cameo fresh off of the release of his album Kiss All The Time.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
8 Mar. 2026
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That same month, a Starlink satellite exploded in orbit, ejecting dozens of pieces of debris, although no in-space collision was to blame.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office will decide whether more serious charges are filed against a Fort Worth teen mother whose infant son died after being ejected from their car in a March 7 crash, police said Tuesday.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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From April 2020 to July 2025, 182,000 residents fled to other states, causing a demographic decline and a serious brain drain.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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When officers tried to intervene, the man fled in a car, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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Weatherproofing required The project is currently the only one of its kind flying in Scandinavia.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Warriors will play at Detroit on Friday, and then fly to Atlanta to take on the Hawks the next day.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Patt MorrisonColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2023
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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.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2020
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“Run off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20off. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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