as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
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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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Recent Examples of run (over)
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Parts of the courses are elevated and run over, under and around each other.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Tiesi immediately spots The Flip Off star and runs over to give her friend a big hug.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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The good news is that their fixtures are about to ease, with only Liverpool facing a kinder run over the next 10 matches, according to Opta’s Power Rankings.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Parts of the courses are elevated and run over, under and around each other.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Tiesi immediately spots The Flip Off star and runs over to give her friend a big hug.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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