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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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"We just made a run for it straight away, checked into a hotel in Muscat, and there we were just waiting," Chowdhury told the BBC after landing in Stansted on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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

Evolutionarily, triggering the sympathetic nervous system or “fight or flight” response was helpful for survival when human beings were threatened by wild animals or needed to make a run for it.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024

Lawmakers and police officers argued inside about whether to run for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

If Emily could get the men away from the door they might be able to make a run for it.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman