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run for it

VERB
fly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break disappear run take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond avoid bolt clear decamp hide hightail skedaddle skip
WEAK
clear out cut and run get away hasten away light out make a getaway make a quick exit make off run from steal away take flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
confront face
WEAK
arrive obey
VERB
make off
Synonyms
WEAK
abscond bolt clear cut and run decamp depart escape fly go leave make away quit retire run run off scamper scoot skedaddle skip withdraw
Antonyms
WEAK
stay wait

Example Sentences

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Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Hours after Mr Smith and the FBI's surveillance specialists went off shift, he said Mr San Diego made a run for it with detectives in pursuit.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The party was set to nominate the first Black candidate for president and his very close primary competitor, Hillary Clinton, was the first woman to make a serious run for it.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

In the music video, Gordon’s daughter, Coco Gordon Moore, is a young woman escaping the comforts of home through a bedroom window and making a run for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Despite it being an older model than the one Manny drove, seeing it makes Jus want to make a run for it.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone