runaways

plural of runaway

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaways
Noun
  • Gentle sweeps and curves are better than straight rows that merely repeat the legal lines of your property boundaries.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The senators’ visit to North Chicago came as the city and suburbs braced for immigration sweeps and many also continued protesting, including dozens outside an ICE processing center in Broadview Friday morning.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Swap them out for wavy blowouts, straightened hair, and more styles.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the fact that HUDs offer less automation than automatic landing systems, airlines have discovered that their planes suffer fewer costly tail strikes and tire blowouts when pilots use HUDs rather than auto-landers.
    David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The hour-long audio recording captures dispatchers, police officers and other first responders coordinating a large-scale emergency response after gunfire erupted during a morning church service.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This year, our rolling average captures retention rates in 2023, 2022 and 2021—the period when students returned to campuses after the Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Runaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaways. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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