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)
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In a touching tribute, Saliba ran over to the sideline after scoring and held up the jersey of Ismaël Koné, the teammate who left the field on a stretcher minutes earlier after suffering what looked to be a serious leg injury.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Lasker ran over to find the woman's husband was stuck in the rubble and ended up helping rescue him.
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CBS News,
12 June 2026
After touching the bag, Nimmo immediately called time and ran over to his former teammate on the mound in one of the classier moves of the season.
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Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Lindsey dodged the vehicle and ran across the parking lot from Milligan, who followed him and ran over Lyndsey at a high speed.
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Caroline Zimmerman
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
The case claims Ball ran over a 12-year-old’s foot while driving away from a 2023 scrimmage at Spectrum Center.
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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.
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Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
Guests clapped as Howe, 63, smiled and ran over to hug her daughter.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
If Netflix killed physical media, Rockstar Games just ran over its carcass.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In a touching tribute, Saliba ran over to the sideline after scoring and held up the jersey of Ismaël Koné, the teammate who left the field on a stretcher minutes earlier after suffering what looked to be a serious leg injury.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Lasker ran over to find the woman's husband was stuck in the rubble and ended up helping rescue him.
—
CBS News,
12 June 2026
After touching the bag, Nimmo immediately called time and ran over to his former teammate on the mound in one of the classier moves of the season.
—
Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran (over)
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Last week, organizers said Philadelphia's FIFA Fan Festival was the most visited in the United States.
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At the time Eloise visited the White House, her father, a rear admiral in the Navy, had recently been killed in a plane crash.
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Through it all, the growth of dating apps has changed how courtship is practiced.
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While the Kitchen had increasingly opened its doors to fusions of minimalism and rock music practiced by fellow downtown composers like Rhys Chatham, the avant-garde had not cottoned onto disco.
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The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.
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Markets dropped in response, but only temporarily.
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And Steyer’s spending spree was nowhere near the $1 billion that Michael Bloomberg dropped in just 104 days on his 2020 campaign for president.
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The movie, which stars Andrew Garfield as the OpenAI boss, was abruptly dropped by AmazonMGM despite being nearly finished.
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As of Monday, June 22, gas prices dropped by double digits across Florida from the same time last week.
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However, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) stepped in to recommend delaying license auctions for the upper band until after the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2027 (WRC-27).
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After the handball in the box on Czechia's Pavel Sulc, Teboho Mokoena stepped in for a penalty, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and buried a shot into the left side of the net to make this a 1-1 match with under 10 minutes to go.
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One late afternoon in early winter, two of my mom’s siblings and their spouses, all in their 20s and early 30s, came over to hang out.
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The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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