run by

verb

variants or run past
ran by or ran by; run by or run by; running by or running by; runs by or runs by
Synonyms of run bynext

transitive verb

: to present to (as for evaluation)
ran some ideas by her

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Hoichoi launched in 2017 as the first venture from SVF’s new media arm and is run by co-founder Vishnu Mohta, also SVF’s executive director. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The NBCUniversal side will be run by Comcast’s current co-CEO Mike Cavanagh. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The company has stated that the first Canaveral tower would be up and running by mid-2027. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 They were all connected in one way or another to a financial and criminal network run by some very powerful people. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run by

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“Run by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20by. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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