ran down

past tense of run down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran down
Verb
  • Man Charged with Manslaughter After Student, 20, Died in Alleged Off-Campus Fraternity Hazing The fraternity was founded nationally in 1906.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • Carney has emphasized Canada’s founding nations, the United Kingdom and France, since becoming prime minister after the resignation of Justin Trudeau.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Reportedly, Jane Doe voluntarily dismissed her case with prejudice — meaning the suit is legally prevented from being refiled.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • However, five months later, Johansson’s request for the restraining order was forced to be dismissed after the papers were unable to be served to her alleged stalker.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As a player, Clark learned from some of the best minds in the sport.
    Jay King, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Investigators subpoenaed the tracking company and learned the tracker was tied to Kochopolous.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • So any advantage a driver or team has today will likely be minimized and copied in short order.
    Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Given these circumstances, the stakes that come with winning games down the stretch have, in some ways, been minimized.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Foreign objects being discovered in food is a relatively rare recall reason, with more common reasons including bacterial or viral contamination or the presence of undeclared allergens.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In 2024, more than 100,000 pounds of turkey kielbasa products were recalled after the product was discovered to have fragments of bone inside.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The suspect was later located and admitted to the vandalism.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Inside the interfaces To get to the root of the erratic behavior at the interfaces, Min spent several years using the tender energy X-ray beam line at Brookhaven National Laboratory, headquartered in located in Upton, New York.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The average grade of ore has also diminished by around 40% since 1991, BHP says.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
  • If the injury is serious enough to prevent Flagg from playing in the NCAA Tournament, the committee could deem Duke diminished enough to impact its seeding.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
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