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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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Nguyen fell from the window of the van and was run over as Washington drove away. Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026 The Spartans trailed by eight after a McKinney 3-pointer early in the third quarter, but Terrian and Brown had 3-pointers in a 12-1 run over the final four minutes and Michigan State took a 58-49 lead into the final period. ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026 The American team ran over to Keller in celebration as Team USA took home its first gold medal in women’s ice hockey since 2018 and only third overall in the team’s history at the Olympics. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026 Coming out of the under-16-minute timeout, Minnesota put together a 9-0 run over next three minutes to take an 11-6 lead. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026 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 28 Feb. 2026.

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