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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)
Verb
When leadership looks for savings, the instinct is to hunt for programs that ran over budget. — Ryan Austin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The Canadian fan event ran over the weekend through Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran (over)
Verb
  • This past spring, the research team surveyed native bees at 26 forests across the Northeast, documenting the plants bees visited before any restoration began.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • London — Soldiers in bright red uniforms and tall, black fur hats outside Buckingham Palace are a familiar sight for anyone who’s visited London.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If youth teams practiced like the pros, confining full contact to once a week, impacts could fall by more than half, Daneshvar says.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, forward Brad Marchand (lower-body surgery) practiced in a group setting on Wednesday for the first time this training camp.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ya Lily’s content ran in nearly 109,541 Temu ad campaigns in that period, the data show.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • DeLuca then chopped a ball softly to the left side that shortstop Xander Bogaerts ran in to grab.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spending on salon and mobile grooming dropped in 2025 as more people picked up the routine tasks themselves.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The band’s eighth and most recent album, Love Is Like, dropped in 2025.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While student enrollment had dropped by more than 12,000 over the last five years, staffing numbers had remained the same.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The movie, examining the rise of Sam Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) and OpenAI, was dropped by Amazon MGM earlier this year, leading to a scramble for a new buyer before Neon stepped in — and breathless speculation about the movie’s contents.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Even when right tackle Drew Terrill went out early in the Cougars’ Saturday win over Oregon State, Ronnell McLain stepped in and performed well.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Speaking of dominating running backs, Kenneth Walker III, who came over from the Seahawks after winning Super Bowl MVP, looked like the best offseason addition.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • James says her husband came over and confronted the woman, who claimed J'Mark belonged to her.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Rays Hall of Famer Carl Crawford was a three-time winner of the award — formally called the Don Zimmer MVP award and presented by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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