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  1. scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb

    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

    "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

    Synonyms:
    course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, get off, move, turn tail, chip, range, break out, run, beat, guide, function, lead, lam, thresh, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, break off, break, break loose, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, get out, get by, secede, thrash, run for, black market, miss, persist, splinter, incline, draw, hightail it, elude, be given, prevail, campaign, get away, tend, chip off, escape, ladder, ply, come off, flail, melt

  2. run awayverb

    escape from the control of

    "Industry is running away with us all"

    Synonyms:
    run, fly the coop, hightail it, lam, scat, take to the woods, bunk, break away, turn tail, scarper, escape, head for the hills

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  1. run away

    Synonyms:
    flee, escape, desert, elope, abscond

How to use run away in a sentence?

  1. Hasib Qarizada:

    Police just came over and handcuffed me, they told me ‘Don’t try to run away, don’t try to fight with us, don’t do anything stupid.’.

  2. Nancy Pelosi:

    You know why I do it? I do it because I want women to see that you do not get pushed around, you don't run away from the fight.

  3. Kara Davidson:

    People are always asking how cats don't just run away in fear when you take them camping or hiking, i think many people perceive cats as lazy or anxious creatures that would be too scared to go outside and enjoy themselves. In reality, most cats enjoy the outdoors just as much as dogs.

  4. Abderrahman Hassi:

    People are like shadows: if you follow them, they run away from you; if you run away from them, they follow you.

  5. Denis Diderot:

    Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it, for it is ice-cold and in this world you must keep your feet warm.

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