as in visited
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
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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)
Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Five 18-year-olds face criminal charges in the death of their high school teacher, who was killed on March 6 when one of the teens ran over him with a truck, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2011, Kansas-native Erin Joynt was sunbathing in Daytona Beach, when a lifeguard ran over her head with his truck, Fox 35 Orlando reported.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators say a woman intentionally ran over her ex-boyfriend with his own SUV, while his mother was sitting in the front passenger seat.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The animal bit his head, neck and leg before his mother ran over and scared it off.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Following his celebration and subsequent confrontation with Benfica players, Vinicius Jr ran over to referee Francois Letexier and appeared to point towards Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The letter comes as Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing that ran over two hours on Tuesday.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
At that time, officials from the San Jose Police Department described the injury to the sergeant and how officers subsequently shot, then ran over Husien to end his rampage.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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The driver of the pickup truck that ran over Hughes had been arrested and faced additional charges of first-degree vehicular homicide and reckless driving, law enforcement previously said.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Five 18-year-olds face criminal charges in the death of their high school teacher, who was killed on March 6 when one of the teens ran over him with a truck, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2011, Kansas-native Erin Joynt was sunbathing in Daytona Beach, when a lifeguard ran over her head with his truck, Fox 35 Orlando reported.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators say a woman intentionally ran over her ex-boyfriend with his own SUV, while his mother was sitting in the front passenger seat.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The animal bit his head, neck and leg before his mother ran over and scared it off.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Following his celebration and subsequent confrontation with Benfica players, Vinicius Jr ran over to referee Francois Letexier and appeared to point towards Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The letter comes as Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing that ran over two hours on Tuesday.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
At that time, officials from the San Jose Police Department described the injury to the sergeant and how officers subsequently shot, then ran over Husien to end his rampage.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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