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verb

Definition of run offnext
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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runoff

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noun

as in fresh

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Recent Examples of run off
Verb
During a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his career. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Walker’s Harley-Davidson struck the deer near Beaverdam Road, overturned, skidded crossed the center line and ran off the road, Freeman said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
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Brazil's presidential race will go to a runoff later this month between left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 The late October runoff ballot might feel familiar – Senator Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost to Lula in the second round of the 2022 election. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run off
  1. out
  2. escape
  3. retreat
  4. fresh
  5. eject
  6. flee
  7. fly
  8. freshet
Verb
  • Bunnie Xo’s post-divorce fun is raising eyebrows after a cozy Waffle House outing with 24-year-old reality star Dylan Wolf sent fans into a frenzy over their age gap.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian stepped out for a very rare family outing with their two daughters.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of out
Verb
  • However, the abduction goes wrong, and Jeong-yo is shot in his attempt to escape.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Fasano Trancoso is an idyllic getaway for those looking to escape the madding crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Without Carmella there as a potential wild card, the ladies arrive in Tokyo and are forced to retreat to their familiar shticks.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Kramatorsk has long served as a strategic rear point for the Ukrainian units serving along the eastern front – and as a place to which exhausted troops could retreat for a few days of rest before their next mission.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of retreat
Noun
  • The feeling may not be mutual with the 28-year-old fresh off a disappointing and turbulent season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Not to the 5-star recruit, the third-round pick, the 25-year-old fresh off a breakout third season.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fresh
Verb
  • Wilson was neither ejected from the game nor subject to further discipline afterward.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The 15 people who remained in the wagon were all ejected, while the driver was pinned underneath the tractor and dragged several yards, the sheriff's office said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of eject
Verb
  • Bassam Abed said at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble, and families were not given enough time to flee.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Other passengers included André Breton, Victor Serge, and Claude Lévi-Strauss—all fleeing the inferno.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of flee
Verb
  • The film opens on a beach, with Selvi and her friends flying kites, before moving into domestic interiors where her world narrows.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The hurricane sent chairs flying and destroyed the restaurant’s canopy.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of fly
Noun
  • 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
  • As August turned to September, the sun dropped and the first cold freshet of autumn rainwater flowed out of the mountains and tickled the noses of the salmon waiting off Astoria, where the Columbia meets the Pacific Ocean.
    — Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
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“Run off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20off. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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