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past tense of run (over)

ran over

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verb (2)

past tense of run over
as in practiced
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 ran (over)
Verb
Lindsey dodged the vehicle and ran across the parking lot from Milligan, who followed him and ran over Lyndsey at a high speed. Caroline Zimmerman may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 Neighbors ran over with a ladder. Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 May 2026 The case claims Ball ran over a 12-year-old’s foot while driving away from a 2023 scrimmage at Spectrum Center. Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026 The larger boat accelerated toward the smaller one and ran over it like a pickup truck speeding over a dead dog. Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026 Guests clapped as Howe, 63, smiled and ran over to hug her daughter. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 One of our [armored vehicles] ran over him and killed him. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 The show, which ran over five weeks, launched on Tuesday, January 20, with its second episode on Wednesday. Peter White, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026 The series of incidents began when Rodriguez allegedly ran over a Manchester police officer’s foot before fleeing the scene, according to the South Windsor Police Department. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran (over)
Verb
  • Less than two weeks later, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Baku, meeting with the Azerbaijani president and other top officials.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Kate also visited an art session with patients and toured the center's wellbeing garden, which provides a space for reflection and relaxation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Reid was encouraged by how Worthy has practiced through OTAs so far.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • Maria Knöbel, a physician who's practiced throughout Europe and Africa, watches for similar patterns.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
  • Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Well, once the puck dropped in Game 1, the broadcasts hadn't even gotten through the starting lineups before Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers put the home team up by one on the very first shot of the series.
    Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • In 2015, he was indicted on securities fraud charges, but they were later dropped in 2024 as part of a pre-trial diversion deal.
    Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • As a result, real rental prices dropped by nearly 11 percent (even as rents rose across the country).
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • Support for Democrats Katie Porter and Matt Mahan dropped by 5% and 3%, respectively.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • That’s when Eddie Ritchie stepped in and delivered.
    Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Chris Woodward moved from first to third base and Pedro Montero stepped in to coach first base on Tuesday.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Mostly to the adults who came over for dinner.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Jamie hesitated and then, in an actorly kind of trance, came over and joined her on the bed.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The rapidly ballooning market of the 1980s accommodated both kinds of art—art that might have been called critical, as well as art that might have been termed complicit, Pictures artists and neo-expressionists alike.
    Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Food and drink Four Seasons has two properties in Istanbul—this, and its sister set on the stretch of the shore lined with former palace-cum-hotels that could be called the Posh-phorus.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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