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run over

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verb (2)

as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled let's run over this dance number one more time

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Recent Examples of run (over)
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On Saturday, Eury Pérez continued to string together encouraging outings, allowing three runs over seven innings. Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman (4-10) gave up three runs over six innings. ABC News, 26 July 2026 Soto’s abrupt departure Friday didn’t help a Mets offense that managed only one run over seven innings against 24-year-old Dodgers flamethrower Roki Sasaki, who struck out nine. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 There, a series of tag-team and individual matches run over two to three hours, and multiple ongoing storylines develop across months. Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run (over)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run (over)
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  • Our firm’s community association attorneys encourage everyone to visit these sites to learn more about its activities and how to support them.
    Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Louisville's role as bourbon's home base keeps growing When visiting bourbon country, Louisville is typically a go-to jumping off point.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
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  • Several Tulu communities traditionally practiced a system of inheritance called Aliyasantana, a matrilineal system under which inheritance passed through the female line.
    Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But Farmakis, who played football, basketball and baseball for four years at Libertyville, is well-practiced in time management.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Weekly ticket sales for the musical adaptation of The Lost Boys have been more promising, rising to a peak of $1,486,528, but the vampire show was running in the red for weeks, and its budget ballooned past the initial projections.
    Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If Miller, who won his Republican primary unopposed, reverses course and drops out of the race by Aug, 5, GOP leaders could pick a replacement candidate to run in the November midterms general election.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • The report said the number of requests had more than doubled from 3,656 in 2020 to 8,123 in 2025, with the largest surge coming over the last two years.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Celtics are still the Celtics, with a healthy Jayson Tatum, a likely better-shooting version of Derrick White and Mitchell Robinson coming over from the Knicks.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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  • Like many of the club’s acquisitions, Straus’ had been lauded as a definitive step in the right direction for a team that has largely underperformed.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The update, announced on July 20, marks an important step in the development of the power and propulsion system for the future combat aircraft being jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
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  • Two of the three organizations had no idea until Anthropic called them.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Unbeknownst to David, the system, called WOPR—War Operations Plan Response—is in control of the American nuclear arsenal.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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