RUNAWAYS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

runaways

noun

plural of runaway

as in conquests

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Recent Examples of runaways Offering help to located runaways Each runaway who is located is offered services specific to their needs and circumstances. — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The hottest team this side of Philadelphia is in Kansas City, where the Royals have won eight in a row, thanks to consecutive sweeps of the A’s and Tigers.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent sweeps have focused on payment terminals at stores and ATMs where skimming activity is suspected.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweeps

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Deadly landslides struck Southern and Central California, wiping out hillside homes, and powerful waves pounded the state’s shoreline.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Nathan Solothurnmann, a climate and energy expert for Greenpeace Switzerland, says that climate change means landslides or avalanches will become more common.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of landslides

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That sent Erceg back into a role for lower-leverage situations — blowouts or with Kansas City facing multi-run deficits.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Old money hairstyles are pulled from the lookbooks of famous families like the Kennedys, with their glossy blowouts and soft, clean cuts.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of blowouts

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On the west coast, Gros and Petit Piton (Saint Lucia’s iconic volcanoes) rise from beneath the gin-clear sea to shelter the curvaceous coves at Anse Chastanet and Jalousie Beach, which inspire From Here To Eternity-style romps on the shore.

— Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of romps

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The researchers analyzed monthly captures of LinkedIn with help from workforce data company Revelio Labs.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Then there are the subtle vanilla notes like those found in Orb Oils’s Lenny fragrance, matcha in Le Labo’s, or, say, Flamingo Estate’s Prinsesstårta roll-on captures notes of marzipan like a slice of Sant Ambroeus Princess cake.

— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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