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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
Loveland, lined up to Williams’ right, ran down the seam in between the defenders.
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Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
After Tiffany Stratton was attacked by Giulia following her win over Kiana James, Jade Cargill ran down to fight the WWE Women's United States Champion off.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
After an officer fired two more ineffective beanbag rounds, Ly abruptly ran down a nearby alley.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Over the loudspeaker, the captain told the passengers that the Alpine Fault ran down the South Island, right beneath the Milford Sound.
—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
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
Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
After Tiffany Stratton was attacked by Giulia following her win over Kiana James, Jade Cargill ran down to fight the WWE Women's United States Champion off.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
After an officer fired two more ineffective beanbag rounds, Ly abruptly ran down a nearby alley.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Over the loudspeaker, the captain told the passengers that the Alpine Fault ran down the South Island, right beneath the Milford Sound.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran down
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That can only be learned by practice in all kinds of conditions, according to Stewart.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Silver said the league learned about the March 2023 game from gambling regulators and betting companies.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Insider sports gambling is a legitimate crisis for the NBA and should not be minimized.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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Readers urged her to trust her instincts and not allow herself to be minimized.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Now, scientists have discovered that the crystal structure of natural iron minerals could determine how fast these pollutants break down in the environment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the early 2010s, Courtois was part of the team that discovered and described the Laniakea supercluster of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 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
Verb
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Lucca, with a population of about 90,000, is located in the northwestern part of the region, about 30 minutes from the beaches of the Ligurian Sea and less than 90 minutes from Florence.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The epicenter was located approximately 11 miles west-southwest of Toms Place, at a depth of 4 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Rainfall has diminished across Jamaica.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, the 26-year-old’s potential never materialized, leaving Vrabel to explain in late August why White’s role had diminished late in training camp.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Ran down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20down. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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