Synonyms of run
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as in to jog
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as in to flee
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as in to lead
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as in to vary
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as in to flow
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as in to race
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as in to tend
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as in to drive
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as in to operate
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as in to become
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as in to melt
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as in to manage
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as in to activate
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as in to cost
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as in to travel
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as in to chase
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as in tendency
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as in brook
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as in duration
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as in authorization
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as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
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as in to flee
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise
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as in to flow
to move in a stream
water running down the window
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
run and get the nurse
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as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality
the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
learning to run the family business
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as in to activate
to cause to function
in olden days mills were run by flowing water
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as in to cost
to have a price of
that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
he's been running with a bad crowd lately
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
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as in tendency
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market
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as in brook
chiefly Midland
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
a run full of catfish
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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show
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as in trots
runs plural
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs
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Recent Examples of run
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Now captured after a decade on the run, he’s accused of running a deadly international drug trafficking empire.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
But in some ways, the Bucs have been the victim of their own success, having reached the playoffs five of the past six years, including a run of four straight NFC South titles that ended last season with an 8-9 record.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Google also invested $15 million in partnership with the Electrical Training Alliance, and Caterpillar and Stanley Black & Decker are running their own pipeline programs.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Now captured after a decade on the run, he’s accused of running a deadly international drug trafficking empire.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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At close range, Bruce would extend his neck to thrust at opponents, adding a run or jump to the motion when attacking from farther away.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
But in some ways, the Bucs have been the victim of their own success, having reached the playoffs five of the past six years, including a run of four straight NFC South titles that ended last season with an 8-9 record.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run
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When Darius Garland casually jogged into an uncontested 15-foot midrange jumper, Steve Kerr called timeout in disgust.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Onyxia Delinois suffered severe brain injuries after a car struck her while jogging on Miramar Parkway near Southwest 184th Avenue on April 6, 2024, according to WTVJ.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The victim told officers that after the shooting occurred, an unknown male approached him and took his gun and fled the scene in a black pick-up truck.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Sudan last week entered a fourth year of war that, in addition to killing 59,000 people, has forced 13 million to flee their homes.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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McCollum scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Hawks back from a 14-point second-half deficit and tie the series 1-1.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the conclusion of every regular season, provided the Knicks make the playoffs, the organization redesigns the corridor leading from the home locker room to the Madison Square Garden hardwood floors.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police said the devices varied in size and composition.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The amount also varies over time, further complicating the estimates.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Carbios reported a financial loss of about $12 million, reflecting lower income from cash investments, interest flows with subsidiaries, interest paid on loans and a non-cash impairment provision.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The deadline has prompted security engineers to focus preparations to ward off harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL, and also store now, decrypt later) threats, in which adversaries squirrel away encrypted data flowing over the Internet with the plan of decrypting it on Q-Day—the date a CRQC arrives.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Thunder raced out to a 15-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The North Carolina human resources executive spent two months racking up credits through web tutorials after work in 2024, then raced through 11 online classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four weeks.—
Todd Wallack,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Moments before the ball was tipped ahead of the Phoenix Suns’ Game 1 trouncing, Dillon Brooks ran his fingers over the grooves of the game ball the way starters tend to.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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That’s big because stock prices tend to follow the path of corporate profits over the long term.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Most observers would say that this version of Bentancur was not quite as effective as the one seen under Antonio Conte, more able to cover ground in the middle and drive Tottenham forward.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once officers arrived, people at the scene said that someone had driven a teenage boy who had been shot from the scene.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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