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past tense of run (over)

ran over

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verb (2)

past tense of run over
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)
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Ball recently settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who claimed Ball ran over his foot while driving away from the Spectrum Center after a scrimmage game. Julia Coin july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 Their teammates ran over the join them in a group hug, relieved to be back in the game. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 As the team bounced and gyrated, Infantino ran over and tried to move the president out of the frame. Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The Dodge ran over a stop sign, reversed into a tree and traveled up a front yard before coming to a stop, the statement said. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 The running back ran over 11,000 total offensive yards in his NFL career, before retiring in 2017. ABC News, 29 June 2026 If Netflix killed physical media, Rockstar Games just ran over its carcass. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran (over)
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  • After a police report said Hickerson and his brother, Zach, were at the South Carolina townhouse when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities, Brian was visited by police.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants’ clubhouse.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • The one true upgrade the Eagles tried to make on a stout defense, trading for LB Jonathan Greenard and signing him to a big extension, has been snake eyes – Greenard hasn’t practiced in training camp after a pectoral muscle tear.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Nepali authorities are well-practiced in emergency response, especially after experiences like the 2015 earthquake that killed around 9,000 people, aid workers say.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • An earlier version of this column originally ran in Club Sportico, our online newsletter community.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Andrews, a pediatrician, previously ran in 2022 for the state’s 1st Congressional District and won the Democratic primary for Senate in June.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • At the same time, more land mines are being planted and bombs dropped in other conflicts such as the civil war in Myanmar and border conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The project, which dropped in April, did not hold on to the Billboard charts for long and even failed to crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Fueled by mass layoffs, the Bay Area’s tech talent workforce dropped by 6% from 2022 to 2025.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • From 2020 to 2025, the number of vaccinated kindergarteners dropped by nearly 3%, accounting for 286,000 children in the United States.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Citadel, Ken Griffin's giant multi-strategy hedge fund, stepped in to buy the positions at a discount, understood to be around 10%.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Then a Giants player came over and shoved Jackson to the ground.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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