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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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There’s a particularly tragic moment when Bruggelstein tells the story of his drunken father getting run over by a mower, which the young boy witnessed. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 The boy fell to the ground and ultimately was ran over by the vehicle, according to Rogers police. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025 According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the 22-year-old and her mom, Heather Linn-Schutt, 46, got into a physical altercation on State Highway 2 and were run over by a passing motorist. Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 All but one episode ran over 70 minutes, and the final three episodes were all feature length, with the finale clocking in at two hours and 22 minutes. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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