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run over

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verb (2)

as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled let's run over this dance number one more time

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Paddack allowed only one run over six innings in his most recent start against the Dodgers. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 July 2025 Investigators said a 72-year-old man driving a pickup truck pulled out of his parking spot, then ran over the mother and her infant. Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025 Perhaps the most crucial aspect of a bath mat, adhesion keeps a bath mat grounded and secure, even when water is running over it. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025 When officers from several law enforcement agencies boxed her vehicle in at a gas station, the woman backed into a California Highway Patrol vehicle and tried to run over a deputy, the sheriff’s office said. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for run (over)

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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