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run off

verb as in drain

verb as in jump bail

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He could have thrown touchdowns all night but Hamilton was able to run off plenty of time in the first half with short passes until drives were halted by a fumble and interception.

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Still, it’s a bit much when their car briefly runs off the road and she walks away from the crash with immaculate locks.

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John Oliver raced through his speech in about five seconds and ran off stage.

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Salt, dismissed for a golden duck in Cardiff on Wednesday, was quickly out of the blocks on home turf, hitting 18 runs off his first three balls to set the tone for England's onslaught.

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That, or it’s a ham-fisted effort to shut down the rumors about Katie Miller running off, however temporarily, with Elon Musk.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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