RUNAWAYS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

runaways

noun

plural of runaway

as in conquests

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Recent Examples of runaways Offering help to located runaways Each runaway who is located is offered services specific to their needs and circumstances. — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Instead of operations aimed at specific individuals, federal agents increasingly conducted sweeps outside of Home Depot storefronts — where day laborers have long gathered to be hired for work.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweeps

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Nathan Solothurnmann, a climate and energy expert for Greenpeace Switzerland, says that climate change means landslides or avalanches will become more common.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Authorities said restoring electricity and communications, as well as delivering aid to remote villages isolated by landslides, were among the biggest challenges.

— Firdia Lisnawati, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of landslides

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This splurge-worthy styling tool rarely goes on sale, so be sure to add it to your cart for salon-quality blowouts at home.

— Jordan Julian, InStyle, 24 July 2026
Organizers haven't revealed if the temporary Olympic capacity — initially projected to be 25,000 — for the aquatic center had been scaled down to avoid cost blowouts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of blowouts

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On the west coast, Gros and Petit Piton (Saint Lucia’s iconic volcanoes) rise from beneath the gin-clear sea to shelter the curvaceous coves at Anse Chastanet and Jalousie Beach, which inspire From Here To Eternity-style romps on the shore.

— Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

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