ran away

verb

Definition of ran awaynext
past tense of run away
1
as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation ran away from an unhappy marriage

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2
as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the child runs away from large dogs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran away
  1. escaped
  2. retreated
  3. fled
  4. bolted
  5. run
  6. ran
Verb
  • After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Police said the suspect escaped the scene on an electric Citi Bike and headed towards Central Park.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Government forces retreated with unexpected alacrity.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Syrian rebels stormed Iran’s embassy, Reuters reported, citing Iranian English-language Press TV, and Hezbollah retreated from Syria, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • From surveillance video, New York investigators determined the shooter quickly fled the city, likely by bus.
    Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Many Syrians, both at home and abroad, have been overcome by shock and jubilation at the news that President Bashar al-Assad fled the country — bringing an end to more than 50 years of brutal rule by him and his family.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fled
Verb
  • Greg bolted the panels to the window like a triptych.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In Wausau, the box that Diny took to his office is back, bolted to the ground and being used for early voting.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
Verb
  • The Black Knights run the highest percentage of run concepts using outside zone and man.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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