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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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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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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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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
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The new law doesn't prevent teachers from outing students to their parents if they're not coerced.Acacia Squires, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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The journalist Amelia Gentleman outs prominent members of the male-only Garrick Club, including Civil Service boss Simon Case.The Week UK, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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The back of the Bedrock also includes a massive molle panel for mounting modular gear on the exterior, providing further storage options for adventurers who want to escape for a few nights, weeks, or even full time.Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 9 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
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Another set of images capture the charred aftermath of houses that burned along the Pacific Coast Highway, and the remains of Malibu homes where the Palisades fire had retreated.Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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Evans was flagged for unnecessary roughness but not ejected.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said Rivera appeared to have been the same man who’d fled after deputies tried to pull him over for having a fake license plate.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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The wildfire plowing through homes in California's Pacific Palisades was at Tiptoe's doorstep that Tuesday, forcing Doran and her extended family to flee with the 175-pound reptile in tow.Alina Hartounian, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mash, a Russian Telegram channel thought to have links to Russian law enforcement, published footage purportedly showing a drone flying toward Engels overnight, which could not be independently verified.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Gonzalez Urrutia was leaving for Panama on Tuesday, and was planning to fly to the Dominican Republic on Thursday.Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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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 21 Jan. 2025.
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