as in to beat the drum (for or about)
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Recent Examples of run with
Last month, Carroll publicly questioned Kelly’s play calling, suggesting the Raiders needed to run with greater frequency and incorporate more play-action into their attack while relying less on the shotgun formation.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 33 seconds left in the half gave Buffalo a 21-10 lead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Duke running back Nate Sheppard had a 3-yard touchdown run with 40 seconds left, and the Blue Devils followed with a two-point conversion from Darian Mensah to wide receiver Shamir Hagans to secure a win at Clemson for the first time since 1980.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Shohei Ohtani has homered and knocked in a run with a double tonight while Freddie Freeman just tied things up with an RBI single against lefty Mason Fluharty in the bottom of the fifth inning.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
The small copper piece is a pre-chamber for an air-fuel mixture that, when injected, is ignited by one or two spark plugs (at certain power levels, the Hurricane 4 will run with two spark plugs per chamber).
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Barkley pulled up limping after an explosive 28-yard run with less than 10 seconds left in the quarter and immediately went to the blue medical tent for further evaluation.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Future presidents of either party will inherit this precedent and run with it.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 33 seconds left in the half gave Buffalo a 21-10 lead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Duke running back Nate Sheppard had a 3-yard touchdown run with 40 seconds left, and the Blue Devils followed with a two-point conversion from Darian Mensah to wide receiver Shamir Hagans to secure a win at Clemson for the first time since 1980.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Shohei Ohtani has homered and knocked in a run with a double tonight while Freddie Freeman just tied things up with an RBI single against lefty Mason Fluharty in the bottom of the fifth inning.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
The small copper piece is a pre-chamber for an air-fuel mixture that, when injected, is ignited by one or two spark plugs (at certain power levels, the Hurricane 4 will run with two spark plugs per chamber).
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Barkley pulled up limping after an explosive 28-yard run with less than 10 seconds left in the quarter and immediately went to the blue medical tent for further evaluation.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Future presidents of either party will inherit this precedent and run with it.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run with
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In addition, Michelin gave out four special awards, including one to Colleen Hughes of Supperland in Charlotte, who received a Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Special awards will also be given out at the ceremony tonight.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, carbon substrate structure optimization and catalyst coordination environment modulation must be done simultaneously to maximize the potential of these catalysts, according to study published in Advanced Fiber Materials.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Terry Mattingly,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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