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[ adjective ] completely out of control

Examples

"runaway inflation"

Used in print

(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)

Does our society have a runaway , uncontrollable growth of technology which may end our civilization , or a normal , healthy growth ?

Avoiding runaway technology can be done only by assuring a humane society ; and for this human_beings must be firmly in control of the economics on which our society rests .

These proposals would go_far toward creating the economic atmosphere favoring growth of the individual , who , in_turn , would help us to cope_with runaway technology .

Related terms

uncontrolled

2
[ noun ] an easy victory

Used in print

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Since 1949 , the only National_League club that got_off to a hot start and made a runaway of the race was the '55 Dodger team .

Related terms

victory romp

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[ noun ] someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Synonyms

fugitive

Examples

"fugitives from the seatshops"

Related terms

person run

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