1
as in to out
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 to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again
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3
as in to retreat
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us
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as in fresh
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Recent Examples of run off
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
This guy named Abraham lost, ran off with the beer anyway, and drank it.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
With saturated ground, runoff may cause ponding of water in low-lying areas.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The crooks, believed to be between 16 and 19, pulled a gun on the worker before running off with several packages, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
This guy named Abraham lost, ran off with the beer anyway, and drank it.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
If a name doesn’t get at least 50% of the vote, then the zoo will launch a runoff with the top two names going head-to-head in a revote.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
With saturated ground, runoff may cause ponding of water in low-lying areas.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
Verb
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He’s had at least 70 yards in 14 consecutive postseason games — averaging 99.1 yards per outing over that stretch.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Wiener’s office cited the case of a transgender woman in Stanislaus County who successfully sued to have her court records made private after she was forcibly outed on social media and at work by anonymous internet trolls , as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Jan. 2025
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Creating Designated Quiet Zones Allocating specific areas as quiet zones helps employees escape overstimulation and focus on their tasks in peace.—
Shaun Arora,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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After initially escaping, Patil was arrested on Thursday, TOI reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Hims & Hers Health — Shares of the digital health-care platform retreated 3.2% on the heels of a Citi downgrade to sell from neutral.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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The federal police eventually retreated without arresting the impeached president.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Make sure to maintain proper ventilation and storage conditions to keep your squash fresh.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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Watch: Easy ways to keep your real Christmas tree fresh.—
Laura L. Davis,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2024
Verb
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They were both ejected from the game and had their Game 5 tickets revoked.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Betts reacted angrily toward the pair, who were quickly ejected from the game and barred from attending the Dodgers’ title-clinching win in Game 5 the next night.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Refugees are people who are forced to flee their homes and are unable to return because of war and persecution.—
Carissa Zaffiro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Forecasters warned that fierce winds could return to the Los Angeles area Tuesday, threatening the progress made to combat the deadly wildfires that have destroyed neighborhoods and forced tens of thousands to flee from their homes.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Foster, fascinated by machines—and perhaps most appreciative of other people when they’re seen from an L. S. Lowry-like distance—had taken to flying gliders, and then planes.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Two and a half feet of rain beat down upon the face of the San Gabriels, wiping out the rustic resorts wedged into the canyons, and chuting runoff waters down onto the plain along ancient dry rivulets and freshets and canyons that Angelenos had forgotten or never known about.—
Patt MorrisonColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2023
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The Hudson River had a little current, fed by freshets from upstream with local rains, and melting snow farther up, in the Adirondacks.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2020
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“Run off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20off. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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