as in to move
to leave a place often for another
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along
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Recent Examples of run along
The parade is set to commence at 6:30 p.m. ET, running along Constitution Avenue on the north side of the Mall, followed by fireworks, which will begin between 7:30-8 p.m. ET.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 June 2025
Spring type Most rectangular trampolines have springs that run along the sides.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
For those in the Northeast, the Jersey Shore beckons with its 90-plus miles of golden sand running along the Atlantic.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
One Saturday morning in April, Amy was running along Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, one of her usual routes.
—Melissa Dahl, Curbed, 15 May 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 June 2025
Spring type Most rectangular trampolines have springs that run along the sides.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
For those in the Northeast, the Jersey Shore beckons with its 90-plus miles of golden sand running along the Atlantic.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
One Saturday morning in April, Amy was running along Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, one of her usual routes.
—Melissa Dahl, Curbed, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run along
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Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Employees are held to high speed standards, with some scanning up to 1,200 items an hour to keep lines moving.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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The big exited Barclays Center that night in a walking boot and stayed in New York Friday to undergo further imaging and evaluation while the team traveled to Seattle to begin a four-game roadtrip.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Rodriguez, 21, has not pitched since exiting a June 8 game with what was termed a biceps issue by the organization.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Macron and Trump exchanged barbs earlier in the week after Trump departed the G7 summit early as the conflict between Iran and Israel mounted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 June 2025
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As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Days after the Iran nuclear deal went into effect in 2016, an Iranian official predicted at Davos that lifting sanctions on the country could usher in 8% annual economic growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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The change will go into effect in the fall, and in the interim, colleges will have to validate the identity of certain first-time applicants who are enrolled in the summer term.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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About five hours after his arrest inside 26 Federal Plaza, Lander, joined by his wife and Gov. Hochul, walked out to cheers and applause from supporters gathered outside the courthouse.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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To make sure she’d get booed, Becky Lynch walked out in Bears gear.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The House of Representatives has passed legislation which its supporters say aims to stop U.S. funds from ending up in the hands of the Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan after the U.S. pulled out of the country in 2021.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Ominously, Iranian officials are already publicly hinting at pulling out of a key treaty – the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT – designed to monitor and prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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The tariff roller coaster rumbles on, and for American manufacturers, there’s no getting off the ride anytime soon.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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Even after being named an alternate captain this season, Samuelsson got off to a slow start and was at the center of one of the team’s most disappointing moments of the season when nobody stepped in to defend Tage Thompson after a dirty hit from Stefan Noesen.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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