run
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way
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completely out of control
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fleeing or attempting to escape, often in a fugitive manner
- Authorities launched a search for the runaway teenager who fled from home.
- The runaway prisoner was last seen heading toward the mountains to escape capture.
- The runaway criminal eluded the police for weeks before being caught.
- A group of runaway slaves made their way north to seek freedom.
- The police apprehended the runaway suspect just a few miles from the border.
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