Runaway and Wanted

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Runaway adjective - Showing no signs of being under control.

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Wanted and runaway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead an adjective "Runaway".

Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.

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Runaway and wanted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Runaway" instead an adjective "Wanted".

Nearby Words: want, wanting

Runaway Fiancé: Phyllis Keeble ran away from the man her family wanted her to marry and eloped with Mike.

Source: Literature / Psmith
In the The Odd Couple episode "The Paul Williams Story", Paul Williams writes a song based on the words Felix wanted to say to his runaway daughter.

Source: Parental Love Song
On top of all this, Sunrise only gave Taniguchi half of the fifty episodes he wanted, but the runaway success of the show convinced them to give it an Oddly Named Sequel.

Source: Screwed By The Network / Anime

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