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
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Over a decade ago, Melanie Epperson's sweet puppy, Snuggles, ran off while the pet parent was helping her grandson move into a new home, according to WKBW-TV.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Heavy precipitation events often cause soil runoff and don’t penetrate the ground as well as consistent rainfall over several days.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The Pirates’ only run off Fried came on a Bryan Reynolds homer in the third inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Over a decade ago, Melanie Epperson's sweet puppy, Snuggles, ran off while the pet parent was helping her grandson move into a new home, according to WKBW-TV.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
With more predictive timing and accuracy of incoming storms, under the new plan, each dam could release water earlier in the season, creating space in reservoirs to capture more runoff, potentially increasing overall water supply.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Heavy precipitation events often cause soil runoff and don’t penetrate the ground as well as consistent rainfall over several days.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
Verb
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The sudden change reportedly outed multiple students who are transgender or have legal name changes.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lifestyle gurus of all types (none outed as serial killers to date) closely document their rise-and-grind rituals, encouraging followers to seize the day with healthy and intentional choices.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
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The most prepared billionaires have multiple passports, physical gold reserves in Swiss vaults, and escape routes that don’t rely on digital transactions.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In its ensuing investigation, detectives learned the five dogs were allegedly in the care of Martin Martinez, 60, and had escaped from a nearby property and attacked Renguul, the PCSD reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Financial markets have retreated this year amid mounting concerns that the Trump administration's economic policies could jar spending by American consumers and businesses, hurting economic growth.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pelicans add another dimension to the scene on these deep lakes, formed roughly 12,000 years ago after the glaciers retreated allowing meltwater to form Channel Lake, Lake Marie, Loon Lake and others in northern Illinois.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees will likely use Judge there, too, to keep the slugger fresh.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of fresh, the filmmaker is already creating new projects.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Reid, DiVincenzo, Holland, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Bickerstaff, 46, and Prigioni, 47, were all ejected from the game, NBA.com reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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After a month-long pause, during which the Kremlin’s priority was to eject a strong Ukrainian force from western Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the Russians are on the attack again outside Pokrovsk, a fortress city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Khalaf is also writing a TV series entitled The Syrian Doctor about a medic who arrested and tortured in 2012 for treating pro-democracy protestors and then flees to France with his three-year-old daughter.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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Police said the two men who exchanged gunfire fled the scene.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Comments With James Gunn's Superman flying to theaters faster than a speeding bullet, the filmmaker and his cast are starting to peel back the cape on what promises to be a fresh take on familiar characters.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, a different plane flying the same route from Charlotte to Augusta also experienced a mechanical issue, American Airlines told CNN.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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