1
as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package
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2
as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in
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Recent Examples of run in
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Oscilloscope opened Suzannah Herbert’s award-winning documentary Natchez for an Oscar-qualifying run in Atlanta with multiple sold out shows, a $9k gross and the number one spot in complex at the Tara Theatre.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 24 Oct. 2025
A week after South Lake Tahoe’s mayor resigned amid an embezzlement scandal, her successor was chosen — a man who is fighting charges related to a run-in at a bar.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Johnson’s 55-yard TD run in the third quarter put MidAmerica Nazarene up 31-0.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Oscilloscope opened Suzannah Herbert’s award-winning documentary Natchez for an Oscar-qualifying run in Atlanta with multiple sold out shows, a $9k gross and the number one spot in complex at the Tara Theatre.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
Morgan and Joanne are seen fixing each other’s hair or inspecting their faces in bathroom mirrors in several scenes, usually following socially awkward or tense moments like a disastrous double-date or a run-in with a frenemy.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 24 Oct. 2025
A week after South Lake Tahoe’s mayor resigned amid an embezzlement scandal, her successor was chosen — a man who is fighting charges related to a run-in at a bar.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run in
Verb
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An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Tatum initially visited the cemetery in an attempt to locate the grave of Florence Marie Rawls, an Army veteran who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Batallion during World War 2.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The man was arrested by authorities, said Mexico City mayor, Clara Brugada.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mount Ida Mayor Vann Morgan was arrested Tuesday after, auditors said, he was overpaid by more than $94,000 over a 17-month period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So commences a night of harrowing encounters and trauma both physical and mental, starting with Ron and Mike’s trip to meet Oliver at a bar after one of his shows.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Huynh’s encounter demonstrates the difficulty people have just figuring out what agency an officer represents, especially since most DHS agencies do not have standard uniforms.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On Iowa State’s next possession, TCU senior safety Bud Clark came up with a massive interception right before the two-minute timeout, giving TCU a great opportunity to seize control of the game with the Horned Frogs getting the ball at halftime.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pokrovsk would be the largest city Russia has seized since Bakhmut in May 2023.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, Cena outsmarted him by grabbing the chair, throwing it next to Dom, and pretending to be down on the mat.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Security camera footage from a nearby apartment complex showed the naked man walking across the street prior to the incident, seemingly talking to himself and grabbing a sign, per NBC 4.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Her first ancestor, Captain John Jackson, came over in 1799 and became the first Black purchaser of land on Staten Island.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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For example, today, some friends came over from São Paulo to my house in Rio.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just pick up a book that was translated from another language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The west slopes of the central Appalachians could pick up several inches Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That led General Mills to step in and purchase the assets of the company out of receivership for approximately $10 million in June.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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Burden stepped in to catch three balls for 51 yards.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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