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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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This week, at a meeting of HOA leaders in Eagle, residents expressed anger and frustration, including by nearly being run over by a kid going 25 mph on a walking path. Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026 In the next two years, the average global Fortune 500 enterprise will run over 150,000 AI agents, according to Gartner. Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Walton Goggins saved Wilde from being run over by a stampede of horses on the set of Cowboys & Aliens. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 June 2026 Airing in 2010, the season 3 premiere of Sons of Anarchy concluded with Sheridan's Hale being killed when he's run over during a drive-by shooting. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for run (over)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run (over)
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  • Though the stalls outside the Mercato Centrale in San Lorenzo mainly sell fake leather goods and cheap souvenirs, the actual market is worth visiting.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Al-Sharaa, who visited the White House last year, is also slated to meet Wednesday with a congressional delegation led by Senate Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
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  • It a strange, mystical Bond movie, that’s part an attempt at Blacksploitation and part about Harlem gangsters, Caribbean drug farming, and voodoo-practicing witch doctors.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The judge limited the ability of a second lawyer, Daniel Epstein, to practice in the Southern District of Florida.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 July 2026
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  • During her time at Nike, Dos Santos also held roles such as senior director of merchandising for running in EMEA, merchandising director of women’s in emerging markets and women’s merchandising manager of EMEA.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who ran in the Democratic primary for governor and is currently pursuing Graham Platner's former seat in the Senate, also commented on the shooting on Monday.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 July 2026
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  • Popular drag performer Trixie Mattel has signed with CAA for representation, except in audio work, after coming over from UTA.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • The team already has 13 home runs this month, the second most in MLB, with nine coming over the first two games of the series against the Mets.
    Jesús Cano, New York Times, 7 July 2026
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  • Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government’s rollout of the curbs found.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • That dynamic could mean there is less institutional firepower around to buy a future dip in stocks if conviction in the AI trade wanes, making Wall Street even more reliant on retail investors to step in in the event of a selloff.
    Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 July 2026
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  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026
  • The illness, called cyclosporiasis, is not usually life-threatening and is typically treated with antibiotics.
    Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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