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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
finally ran down the answer after hours of research
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as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it
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Recent Examples of ran down
Over the loudspeaker, the captain told the passengers that the Alpine Fault ran down the South Island, right beneath the Milford Sound.
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Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The Chargers ran down the clock after Herbert gained 2 yards on a sneak.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Bold buttons ran down the front placket of the look, with breast pockets featured as well.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Seahawks players ran down into the end zone and recovered the ball for a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Exactly the opposite of what’s happened in losing two one-score games to start this season; each was marked by turns that had them two scores down into the middle of the fourth quarter and ultimately just on the outside looking in as time ran down.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
The go-ahead touchdown was a strike to Ebube Okwelume, who ran down the sideline for a 77-yard score.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Cass said the preliminary information indicates that the victims and his friends ran down the street after banging on the suspect's door.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
One student, overwhelmed with excitement, shouted about how amazing the new space looked and even ran down the hallway to bring his brother to see it.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The Chargers ran down the clock after Herbert gained 2 yards on a sneak.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Bold buttons ran down the front placket of the look, with breast pockets featured as well.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Seahawks players ran down into the end zone and recovered the ball for a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Exactly the opposite of what’s happened in losing two one-score games to start this season; each was marked by turns that had them two scores down into the middle of the fourth quarter and ultimately just on the outside looking in as time ran down.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
The go-ahead touchdown was a strike to Ebube Okwelume, who ran down the sideline for a 77-yard score.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Cass said the preliminary information indicates that the victims and his friends ran down the street after banging on the suspect's door.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
One student, overwhelmed with excitement, shouted about how amazing the new space looked and even ran down the hallway to bring his brother to see it.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran down
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Denver has already landed its first founding partner, CommonSpirit Health, which also secured naming rights for the club’s performance center.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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This year the honor roll student founded The Curious Kid Collective, a community initiative that promotes literacy and creative exploration for children through storytelling and art, and was a recipient of the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s Virgil Abloh Post-Modern scholarship.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
23 Sep. 2025
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That it'll either get dismissed by a judge, there'll be a hung jury, there'll be an acquittal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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While independent reviews have dismissed claims of FBI orchestration, Patel’s criticism of Wray keeps pressure on the bureau, and his contradictory comments to Trump's regarding January 6 highlight divisions within the Republican Party over how to interpret the events at the Capitol.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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But upon the couples’ return from their honeymoon, Jones learned her new husband had been diagnosed with cancer.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Founded in 2000 by Doug McCraw and Lutz Hofbauer as an arts nonprofit, FAT Village was a unique, innovative arts hub right next to the train tracks where artists showed their work, students learned figure drawing, and patrons sipped cappuccinos while surrounded by vintage books.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Retinoids can cause dryness and flaking, but this can be minimized or even prevented altogether when gradually introduced to the skin, starting with lower concentrations.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Officials repeatedly minimized fire risks and touted the benefits of letting the fire burn, according to The Republic's findings.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Maintenance crews discovered them during a routine post-flight inspection of the plane after arriving from New York.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The company has discovered that a mysterious font could be used to crash an iOS app and potentially tamper with the system memory.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Ralo took to social media to call Thug a divisive figure who had previously talked down on Rich Homie Quan and YFN Lucci to peers in a similar manner.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gareth isn’t so easily talked down, however.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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What To Know Detectives responded to the airport after workers located the body in the aircraft’s landing gear compartment during a routine maintenance check when the plane arrived after a transatlantic flight from Europe.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Grand Blanc is a small city located about 60 miles away from central Detroit.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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According to Infanti, some typical impacts of a La Niña winter can include cooler temperatures over the northern United States, and diminished storm track activity over the southern tier of the United States leading to milder-than-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Though the region’s trade reliance on Washington has rapidly diminished as China has become its biggest market, several nations still rely on the US for a large share of their exports, the loss of which would put millions of livelihoods at risk.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Ran down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20down. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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