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)
Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The animal bit his head, neck and leg before his mother ran over and scared it off.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Following his celebration and subsequent confrontation with Benfica players, Vinicius Jr ran over to referee Francois Letexier and appeared to point towards Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The letter comes as Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing that ran over two hours on Tuesday.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
At that time, officials from the San Jose Police Department described the injury to the sergeant and how officers subsequently shot, then ran over Husien to end his rampage.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
This press conference was very similar to October, when Jets owner Woody Johnson not only publicly threw Justin Fields under the bus following a 0-7 start, but also put the bus in reverse and ran over Fields again and again.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Lewis ran over Reynolds in the parking lot while moving his car between gas pumps.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Within 35 minutes, the driver ran over five people, according to the French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The avalanche ran over a steep band of cliffs that would have resulted in a devastating outcome had the subject been carried another few feet further.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The animal bit his head, neck and leg before his mother ran over and scared it off.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Following his celebration and subsequent confrontation with Benfica players, Vinicius Jr ran over to referee Francois Letexier and appeared to point towards Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The letter comes as Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing that ran over two hours on Tuesday.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
At that time, officials from the San Jose Police Department described the injury to the sergeant and how officers subsequently shot, then ran over Husien to end his rampage.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
This press conference was very similar to October, when Jets owner Woody Johnson not only publicly threw Justin Fields under the bus following a 0-7 start, but also put the bus in reverse and ran over Fields again and again.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Lewis ran over Reynolds in the parking lot while moving his car between gas pumps.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Within 35 minutes, the driver ran over five people, according to the French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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