1
as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
ran away from an unhappy marriage
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2
as in retreating
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the child runs away from large dogs
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as in leaving
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Recent Examples of running away
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Examples include consistently missing school, running away, underage drinking and curfew violations.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Quentin eventually grew feelings for Billie and decided to confess to her before running away.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Opponents were running away from Watt and toward the somewhat undersized Herbig, and enjoying success.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Investigators determined that Jackson shot the victim and pointed the gun at his friend before running away with Guster, who drove them from the scene, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
As Sunday’s episode opens, Roberto is pounding on Fede’s door and insisting that Justina wouldn’t volunteer herself to El Alcazar — and Daryl has visions of his own childhood, running away from people yelling in a trailer park.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
The sight of a prone Warner fitted for an air cast seemed to deflate the 49ers, who couldn’t keep the impressive Bucs (5-1) from running away.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Examples include consistently missing school, running away, underage drinking and curfew violations.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Quentin eventually grew feelings for Billie and decided to confess to her before running away.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Opponents were running away from Watt and toward the somewhat undersized Herbig, and enjoying success.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Investigators determined that Jackson shot the victim and pointed the gun at his friend before running away with Guster, who drove them from the scene, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
As Sunday’s episode opens, Roberto is pounding on Fede’s door and insisting that Justina wouldn’t volunteer herself to El Alcazar — and Daryl has visions of his own childhood, running away from people yelling in a trailer park.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running away
Verb
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Their customers either don't want to leave en masse or have a hard time escaping.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Revenge softens some of Baron Frankenstein’s colder mannerisms into a more playful performance from Cushing; after escaping the gallows, the Baron hides his true identity and takes work at a hospital for the poor to access a supply of body parts.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Wyeth keeps the men at lens-length before retreating to the studio.—
Tembe Denton-Hurst,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the Arctic has warmed four times faster than the rest of the world, sea ice is rapidly retreating.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His leaving, then, would provide the ideal opportunity for Dora to tell her parents what happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The silent treatment and leaving are equally damaging, if not worse, to a relationship.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The attackers fatally stabbed one of the men and seriously injured the other before fleeing.—
Phillipe Vieira,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And, before long, beer was flying and Blue Jays were pouring onto the field to celebrate the win.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Great gray owls hunt blind, flying low, listening to the faintest rustling of a mouse beneath snow.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The infant first detecting maternal absence, the pet abandoned in an alley, the friend suddenly iced out have all felt the sudden departure of someone who was expected to be there.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The blues poem is frequently poised at the moment of departure, the train pulling away from the station, a life left behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After getting out to a 4-0 start to the season and looking like one of the most dangerous contenders in all of football, the Buffalo Bills have dropped their last two games.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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It can be used for a number of emergency situations, like getting out of a car that’s submerged in water, or escaping a vehicle fire.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Toronto’s fielding fails them Addison Barger stared at the sky, bolting to his right as Austin Wells’ fly ball fell.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cool-season planting keeps parsley from bolting, or going to seed quickly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Running away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20away. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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