running away 1 of 2

present participle of run away

running away

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noun

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Recent Examples of running away
Noun
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 There's an option of them running away together. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025 Pope stabbed himself in the neck before running away, Ghannam said. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2025 When match officials placed a more-than-three-foot-tall trophy in the middle of the ring, Ali grabbed it and feigned running away with it. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 The 2025 regular season has been one of the most lopsided ones in NWSL history at the top, with the Kansas City Current running away with the Shield, 14 points ahead of second-place Washington Spirit. Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Videos circulating online showed the gruesome scene as Kirk slumped over, and people ducked to the ground before running away and huddling in nearby buildings. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running away
Verb
  • According to the police report, Gibson acknowledged that his dogs were responsible and admitted there had been ongoing issues with them escaping the property.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The video ends with federal agents retreating into a nearby building as protesters advanced toward their position, shouting and cheering.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His leaving, then, would provide the ideal opportunity for Dora to tell her parents what happened.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The silent treatment and leaving are equally damaging, if not worse, to a relationship.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • About 10 minutes later, a suspect drove onto the grass near 14 Mile and Van Dyke and struck two pedestrians before fleeing the scene.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In offseason videos, though, he’s been flying through the air and flushing down ferocious dunks, so the athleticism looks to be back.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In one common attack, known as GPS spoofing, hackers transmit false location data that tricks a drone into flying off course.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Policy Forum previously reported 2012 was another high point for educator departures in Wisconsin, likely related to the 2011 passage of Act 10.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than having to track down ice at every turn, just pop this case and its TSA-compliant ice packs in the freezer prior to departure to keep your medication safe while in the air.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Footage that has been widely circulated on social media apparently shows Crawford getting out of a car at gunpoint during a traffic stop.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cool-season planting keeps parsley from bolting, or going to seed quickly.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Only this time, the quarterback exploded through the line, followed a crushing lead block by Skattebo and bolting into the end zone.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Running away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20away. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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