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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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Recent Examples of run (over)
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Miguel Oropeza drove in 13 runs over the last four games. Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Only one of those runs came after the first inning, while the offense took advantage of a few Plymouth North fielding miscues and eight free passes to erupt for all seven runs over the first four innings. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 The New York Mets designated Kimbrel for assignment on Friday after the nine-time All-Star allowed 10 runs over 15 innings in 14 appearances. ABC News, 26 May 2026 When Yasser, the second son of the eight-member Al Mawla family (of the Mawali tribe), accidentally runs over and kills a man from the rival Jabour tribe, his two sisters, nurse Jawaher and fieldworker Rim are sent off to the Sheik of the other tribe as ritual honor offerings. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for run (over)
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  • Spend time walking around, snapping photos, or visiting the small interactive museum, ZOOOM, where a short 3D film flies viewers over the mountain range; admission is included in the ticket price.
    Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • According to organizers, the 2027 run will visit approximately 50 cities across the United States and Canada from February through April, marking a decade since the touring drag production first launched.
    Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 29 May 2026
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  • Rollins dropped out of sight again for another six years, to practice meditation and Eastern spiritual disciplines.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • In December 2025, China opened a humanoid robot training center in Beijing, where robots practice factory work, household chores, cooking, and parcel handling.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
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  • All the junior right-hander had to do was retire Arvada West’s Levi Lueck with the tying runs in scoring position and nobody in the restless crowd sitting at All-Star Park.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • The Spartans broke the game open with a six runs in the fifth inning.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
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  • Just come over and smell the flowers.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • The 28-year-old Imai is in his first big-league season after coming over from Japan.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
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  • Before his arrival, PSG almost seemed cursed in this competition and was unable to get over the line almost to the point of ridicule – then stepped in this visionary Spanish genius.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • When the closure of the strait stopped shipments of jet fuel from gulf producers to Europe, American market ingenuity stepped in to fill the gap.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 May 2026
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  • Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • On one side were Carson’s years growing up in provincial Columbus, Georgia, and the succession of Southern towns to which her husband’s job had called them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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