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runaway
[ruhn-uh-wey]
noun
a horse or team that has broken away from control.
the act of running away.
a decisive or easy victory.
a young person, especially a teenager, who has run away from home.
adjective
having run away; escaped; fugitive.
(of a horse or other animal) having escaped from the control of the rider or driver.
pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping.
a runaway marriage.
easily won, as a contest.
a runaway victory at the polls.
Synonyms: ,unchecked; rampant.
runaway prices.
Informal.deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc..
The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate.
Word History and Origins
Origin of runaway1
Example Sentences
The writers who took part in this year’s Envelope Roundtable touched on social media blackouts, release strategies, runaway production, even the wonder of Bravo’s “The Valley.”
If there were an MVP of the Southern Section baseball playoffs, Jack Champlin of St. John Bosco High would be the runaway winner.
The biggest box office surprise of 2025 is the runaway success of “Sinners,” an original concept featuring a primarily Black cast that's still generating impressive ticket sales a month and a half after its release.
While the first season of “Survivor” was a runaway hit, “American Idol” earned much higher ratings from its second season onward.
As you would probably notice from hearing that, the grace-nature divide has fueled runaway extraction economics.
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