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verb

Definition of run awaynext
1
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation ran away from an unhappy marriage

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

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runaway

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adjective

as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control a region plagued by runaway suburban sprawl

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runaway

3 of 3

noun

as in sweep

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Recent Examples of run away
Verb
Stunned spectators are heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 The film tells the story of the tender yet destructive friendship between two 13-year-old boys who run away when they are threatened with being separated. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 July 2026
Adjective
Since the makeover, the pool has been fraught with problems, from runaway algae growth to dead ducks and a torn lining. — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Gas flowing from the expanding red giant gradually accumulates on the white dwarf until conditions become extreme enough to ignite a runaway nuclear reaction. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
The games were neither displays of baseball elegance nor overpowering runaways. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 8 June 2026 Their protagonists tend to be runaways—men who join whaling expeditions in their haste to dodge the malaise that sets in on shore, boys who board rafts floating down the Mississippi to evade their guardians and their chores. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for run away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run away
  1. escape
  2. retreat
  3. rampant
  4. sweep
  5. flee
  6. fly
  7. uncontrolled
  8. blowout
Verb
  • New research, however, suggests our planet has a better chance of escaping that fiery end than previously thought.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • But Márquez escaped when Nolan Arenado lined a ball up the middle that second baseman Sung-Mun Song caught and ran to step on the bag for a double play.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Once again, Brazil’s midfield is quickly retreating towards their own goal as Morocco pile forward.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Moreover, the shock of higher prices is still fresh in people's minds and may be coloring consumers' purchasing decisions, despite signs that prices should retreat further.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of retreat
Adjective
  • Not the layoffs, the mergers, the rampant unemployment, and the fear that comes with it — all of that and more unreservedly sucks.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Yellow fever was rampant along the Gulf Coast, with Florida suffering a severe outbreak in 1841.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Definition of rampant
Noun
  • The sweep was Miami’s fifth in 11 series since the start of June, a stretch in which the Marlins have gone 26-8 to catapult up the standings.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Between Sandoval’s 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball and a stupendous collective effort by the Boston bullpen, the Red Sox completed a 2-1 victory and series sweep of the White Sox in a brisk two hours and 32 minutes.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of sweep
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  • Clay, along with a passenger, fled on foot, leaving the wrecked car behind, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The suspect fled on foot, and as of Sunday, had not been apprehended by police yet.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of flee
Verb
  • Adeline André will close out the official calendar in Paris, on Thursday at 4pm, while a number of attendees will fly to Rome for the Fendi show that evening at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • Norway and Brazil were locked in a tense, back-and-forth game Sunday, in the round of 16, until Haaland came flying in with that header to give Norway a 1-0 lead.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of fly
Adjective
  • That data can be retained and used in future ways, unknown and uncontrolled by those whose biometric data has been collected.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Outside of programmed scripts, robots struggle to perform autonomous actions in uncontrolled environments.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of uncontrolled
Noun
  • Before Tolbert’s remarkable hitting display, he was called on to finish a pair of blowout losses on June 25 and June 26.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Roupp fought to stay in the game and record the first complete game of his career, but at 104 pitches, Vitello went to his bullpen to seal the blowout win instead of pushing his starter.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
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