ran off

verb

Definition of ran offnext
past tense of run off
1
as in ejected
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 escaped
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 retreated
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 Synonyms for ran off
  1. ejected
  2. escaped
  3. retreated
  4. dismissed
  5. fled
  6. bolted
  7. cast out
  8. run
Verb
  • Simmons was ejected from the game for targeting while Becht left the field to receive medical attention.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • On Friday, Harris-Dawson had a number of audience members ejected from the room.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of ejected
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  • 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
  • The Packers escaped with a 20-19 victory.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
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  • 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
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  • After nearly two years of legal wrangling, charges against Perry were dismissed by the state’s highest court.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The case against the man was eventually dismissed, and the lawsuit was settled for $7,500.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismissed
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  • As the pandemic hit the city, Ball fled to an island in the Bahamas where his father has a home.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of fled
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  • 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
  • The Viennese cultural elite that had so warmly welcomed Kaspar the farmer cast out Leo the Jew.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Sterling would rather leave Chelsea permanently than on loan after being cast out of Maresca’s squad and losing his squad number to new signing Pedro Neto, but the financial obstacles to that are considerable.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Definition of cast out
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  • 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
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