Fly
Run away
Run away verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.
Usage example: ran away from an unhappy marriage
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Aside from sounding fitting, bad ass and like a name you'd want to run away from, it is actually named after a type of fly.
Source: Names To Run Away From / Animal -
Katie decides to run away from her new home and attempts to fly back to California by herself.
Source: Too Smart for Strangers -
While Elsa manages to run away from it, the ice shards from the chandelier fly in all directions upon hitting the floor, hitting her.
Source: Disney / Frozen
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Run away and Fly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fly/run_away
Fly & Run away. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fly/run_away>.
Run away or Fly. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fly/run_away.
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