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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
finally ran down the answer after hours of research
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as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it
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Recent Examples of ran down
Over the loudspeaker, the captain told the passengers that the Alpine Fault ran down the South Island, right beneath the Milford Sound.
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Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Kaden Feagin extended Illinois’ lead to 24-10 later in the third quarter when the 6-foot-3, 255-pound running back grabbed a short pass and ran down the Illini sideline to complete a 64-yard touchdown.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The Chargers ran down the clock after Herbert gained 2 yards on a sneak.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Bold buttons ran down the front placket of the look, with breast pockets featured as well.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Seahawks players ran down into the end zone and recovered the ball for a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Exactly the opposite of what’s happened in losing two one-score games to start this season; each was marked by turns that had them two scores down into the middle of the fourth quarter and ultimately just on the outside looking in as time ran down.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
The go-ahead touchdown was a strike to Ebube Okwelume, who ran down the sideline for a 77-yard score.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Cass said the preliminary information indicates that the victims and his friends ran down the street after banging on the suspect's door.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Kaden Feagin extended Illinois’ lead to 24-10 later in the third quarter when the 6-foot-3, 255-pound running back grabbed a short pass and ran down the Illini sideline to complete a 64-yard touchdown.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The Chargers ran down the clock after Herbert gained 2 yards on a sneak.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Bold buttons ran down the front placket of the look, with breast pockets featured as well.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Seahawks players ran down into the end zone and recovered the ball for a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Exactly the opposite of what’s happened in losing two one-score games to start this season; each was marked by turns that had them two scores down into the middle of the fourth quarter and ultimately just on the outside looking in as time ran down.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
The go-ahead touchdown was a strike to Ebube Okwelume, who ran down the sideline for a 77-yard score.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Cass said the preliminary information indicates that the victims and his friends ran down the street after banging on the suspect's door.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran down
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On the fashion front, Schumacher, which was founded in New York by Parisian Frederic Schumacher in 1889, has been a pioneer in collaborations from its dawn.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The firm, which was founded in 2022, will utilize the funding to begin serial turbine production, refine its AI control algorithms, and develop next-generation models for diverse environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs are back, just as quickly as they were dismissed, and that’s in more than ways than post-game one-liners exuding some confidence after a convincing 30-17 win against the red-hot Lions.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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And these cases may very well be dismissed on that basis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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In essence, Hollywood has learned the benefits of distribution partnerships versus going it alone with direct-to-consumer divisions that racked up enormous startup costs.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The prosecutor said Combs and his lawyers have minimized the violence tied to his conviction.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Gonzalez, the former National Security Council official, said senior policymakers thought that embassy staff were showing favoritism to Bukele, sending reports that minimized the growing crisis of democracy in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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International researchers have just discovered a new ice form called ice XXI, which compresses water to extreme pressures while keeping it at room temperature.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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This statistical measure of heritability is notoriously difficult to interpret and limited in its import; twin studies, developed decades before the DNA molecule was discovered, also offered little insight into the biology of any particular trait.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Joan is visiting the Westside Hospital with her students, Michael (Omar Metwally) offers her the Chief of Internal Medicine position after she, not very subtly, told him not to hire anyone who is asking for it and talked down other potential candidates.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Ralo took to social media to call Thug a divisive figure who had previously talked down on Rich Homie Quan and YFN Lucci to peers in a similar manner.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 2 miles south-southeast of Topaz Lake and occurred at a depth of 8 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The village of Bellabeg is just a five-minute walk away, and slightly further afield are destinations like Braemar and Royal Deeside (where Balmoral Castle is located).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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That risk includes the fact that the role required a dramatic physical transformation—involving facial prosthetics to better resemble Kerr, which could’ve diminished his usual appeal.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, immunity from prior vaccination may have diminished over time, leaving them more susceptible if vaccine coverage falls and infections spread more widely.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Ran down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20down. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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