1
as in outs
to drive or force out
the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property
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2
as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again
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as in retreats
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us
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Recent Examples of runs off
Whether a pup bolts after a squirrel, slips its collar, or runs off after being startled, those first few minutes can feel endless.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
As mentioned, the tiny house runs off-grid.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Not quite two weeks before that, the Cubs scored three runs off Pivetta, who walked three and allowed three hits before being removed after three innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Athletics got both runs off Schreiber and Zerpa late.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Cleveland tacked on another pair of runs off reliever Michael Tonkin in the ninth.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
The alien then turns and runs off into the jungle, as Hermit looks at his sister with an incredulous expression.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
But Emma has no sympathy and runs off with Jordan and Marie, leaving Cate on the floor.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, only about 50% of nitrogen applied as fertilizer is taken up by crops; the rest runs off into waterways as nitrate pollution or is eaten by microbes, some of which turn it into nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
As mentioned, the tiny house runs off-grid.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Not quite two weeks before that, the Cubs scored three runs off Pivetta, who walked three and allowed three hits before being removed after three innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Athletics got both runs off Schreiber and Zerpa late.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Cleveland tacked on another pair of runs off reliever Michael Tonkin in the ninth.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
The alien then turns and runs off into the jungle, as Hermit looks at his sister with an incredulous expression.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
But Emma has no sympathy and runs off with Jordan and Marie, leaving Cate on the floor.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, only about 50% of nitrogen applied as fertilizer is taken up by crops; the rest runs off into waterways as nitrate pollution or is eaten by microbes, some of which turn it into nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs off
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This partnership was designed to reach an urban audience that is culturally engaged in art, music and design, but still escapes to the park for a morning run.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Back in Europe, Savoie, France, is also seeing a bump in travel interest, drawing visitors to its alpine villages, ski towns and year-round mountain escapes.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The series then retreats to 2019 to trace the circumstances that led to these killings, building toward the inevitability of Maggie and Paul’s death and filtering the whole family through a lens of catastrophe, where every member is either ill-fated or devious.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The experience inspired the setting and plot for Duma Key, his 2008 novel set in a similar locale, where its protagonist retreats to heal from an accident.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles chases a repeat and a third championship since 2020 while Toronto arrives to the Fall Classic for the first time in 32 years.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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More money chases the same market, and some people start paying more.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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Players take on the role of Enzo Favaro, a miner who survives a tunnel collapse and flees the pit after insubordinately attacking a cruel underboss.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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The 420,000-pound pole flies a 70-by-140-foot American flag that spans 9,800 square feet and weighs 250 pounds.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 20-minute ride with Balloons Over Rum flies high above terrain once traversed by Bedouins and used as a backdrop for films like The Martian.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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When, as in this instance, 2,500 people vote on 50 names and one runs away with it, something else is at play.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Following the shooting, the individual jumps from a rooftop and runs away from the location.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Bachelor season 19 contestant, Jade Roper Tolbert, who runs her own cosmetics company, was also a judge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Runs off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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