1
as in outs
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 escapes
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 retreats
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 runs off
Nick Castellanos singled home two runs off reliever Ben Brown with two outs in the fifth to give the Padres a 6-5 lead.
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Huskies then benefited from three errors to score three runs off sophomore reliever Lucas Wallace before senior Ryan Gervase pitched two scoreless innings to get the win.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The Reds scored a pair of runs off Bradley — one in the second and one in the fourth — in the start.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Eovaldi gave up two runs off six hits in six innings of work with seven strikeouts, including the 1,500th of his career.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Early last month, in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, there were two occasions in the first half when Fernandes coached Sesko on the pitch about his runs off the ball.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Mets took two more runs off of right-hander Kyle Leahy in the sixth to chase him from the game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Huskies then benefited from three errors to score three runs off sophomore reliever Lucas Wallace before senior Ryan Gervase pitched two scoreless innings to get the win.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The Reds scored a pair of runs off Bradley — one in the second and one in the fourth — in the start.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Eovaldi gave up two runs off six hits in six innings of work with seven strikeouts, including the 1,500th of his career.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Early last month, in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, there were two occasions in the first half when Fernandes coached Sesko on the pitch about his runs off the ball.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Mets took two more runs off of right-hander Kyle Leahy in the sixth to chase him from the game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs off
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
20 Feb. 2026
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Farm stays are far from new, but travelers are showing a resounding new interest in rural, back-to-the-land escapes.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Austin escapes the clinic through the ceiling and calls Eunice from a cab to the police station.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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As Siâvash increasingly retreats into imaginary characters, the documentary traces a sibling relationship shaped and strained by displacement, set against a backdrop of escalating tension between Iran and the United States that carries personal consequences for both subjects.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Garcia retreats, the video shows.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Searchlight is in development on Lottery, a Permut Presentations drama about a young man with Down syndrome who, after winning the lottery, flees his estranged mother and hits the road with a charming new friend who has ulterior motives of her own.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Following a violent outburst from Robert, Nancy gets in her car and flees in the last scene of the episode.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Vertical flies under an arrangement that has been accumulating evidence toward certification for three years.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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The National Guard unit flies F-16 Fighting Falcon jet aircraft.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Garcia runs away screaming toward a third officer and drops the stick before he’s pushed down into a bed of bushes growing along the street curb.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Best gets out of the vehicle, then runs away with police chasing after him.—
Dave Collins,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Runs off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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