RAN ALONG Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

ran along

verb

past tense of run along

as in exited

to leave a place often for another I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along

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Recent Examples of ran along At that time, Highway 28 (later renamed Highway 128) ran along the floor of the southern end of the valley. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Many had a channel for rinsing that ran along the floor, as well as a pool in the center of the room to help diffuse odors (how much, no one can say), and sometimes an additional washbasin. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 The same tiny cutouts ran along the bottom of her tailbone and the tops of her hips. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026 This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Beneath the bridge, on both sides of the narrow waterway, a wide trail ran along the lake. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Roy splashed ashore and ran along the old dock. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 Thinner blue striping ran along the sleeves, while black, used for the first time on a Barcelona shirt, appeared in narrow parallel lines beside the center stripe and through Kappa’s signature sleeve taping. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Saturday’s parade celebrating Mexican-American culture ran along Cesar Chavez Street between Robert and Ada streets. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026

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Cindy Holland, who led Paramount’s streaming division, exited yesterday, paving the way for HBO chief Casey Bloys to take the reins.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Grande also withdrew from the upcoming London West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George, which was scrapped after Jonathan Bailey also exited the production.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of exited

Verb

Since then Parker has departed slightly from her original squiggle-core ceramics to design a jewelry collection, a rug collection, a Lulu and Georgia furniture collection, and—as of today—a 12-piece lighting collection with the same retailer.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Flight turns dangerous FZ1073 departed Dubai International Airport bound for Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of departed

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And in the subadult part of the bracket, Bear #89 (Backpack) and Brady Bunch member 620 each moved onto the next round.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
But Booker, according to Mills, brought Blumenthal—Connecticut’s other senator—into the effort and ultimately moved forward with a bill, against Murphy’s wishes.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of moved

Verb

On May 30, 2025, Robinson walked out of her building for the last time.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The Most Nostalgia-Inducing In 2023, fans were shocked to see all five members of *NSYNC, which had disbanded nearly 20 years earlier, walked out together to present best pop video.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of walked out

Verb

The 37-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, later pulled over on the side of the interstate, got out of his car and pulled out a gun, police said.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
One advantage of using orbital data instead of moon rocks is that the samples were pulled out of their geological context more than 50 years ago, according to Mittelholz.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled out

Verb

His season got off to a rough start, with the QB entering the NFL’s concussion protocol following a hit during Minnesota’s opening game against the Packers.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
There will be early disappointments, like the rough start the Dolphins (0-2) got off to in road losses to the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of got off

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