RAN ON Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

ran on

verb

past tense of run on

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years

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as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state allow the savings account to run on for now

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as in went on

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on

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Recent Examples of ran on The Musical’ The cartoon character Betty Boop from the 1930s takes the spotlight of a stage musical that ran on Broadway in 2025. —

Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026 Creuzot, a former state district judge and pioneer of diversion programs that steer low-level offenders from prison into rehabilitation programs, ran on his record. —

Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026 Gimble, a former Texas State Guard member and McLennan County district clerk who currently serves on the Texas Judicial Council, ran on a platform that emphasizes border security and Second Amendment rights, according to his campaign website. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026 Pepsi created a game show that ran on Fox. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026 The new series comes after the original Little House, which ran on NBC from 1974 to 1983, experienced a resurgence during and post-pandemic, as viewers rediscovered the series on streaming. —

Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026 Research, development, experimentation – work that ran on multi-year cycles – can now ship in weeks. —

May Habib, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 The livery reveal was the second ad that GM ran on Super Bowl Sunday. —

Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 The original 4 Blocks ran for three seasons on Warner Bros Discovery’s German net TNT Series and ran on Prime Video internationally. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran on

Verb

Campbell shook hands and chatted it up with scores of familiar faces during the workout at Sac State, including Hornets athletic director Mark Orr.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
As gentle electronica played over a crackly speaker, the women laughed and chatted, eventually doing as asked.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026