as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
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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)
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Bing Thomas ran over to me and nudged Ted Waters aside.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
In early 2025, the victim was 56-year-old Gerald Neal, a pedestrian who was run over twice as an unmarked police truck chased a vehicle in Holden Heights over an unreadable license plate.
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Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Yanks, having tallied just five runs in the series thus far and 25 runs over their last 10 games, will now try to avoid a four-game sweep on Sunday night with Carlos Rodón squaring off against ex-pinstriper Sonny Gray.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
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Savery has always enjoyed using his size to run over tacklers.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Bing Thomas ran over to me and nudged Ted Waters aside.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
In early 2025, the victim was 56-year-old Gerald Neal, a pedestrian who was run over twice as an unmarked police truck chased a vehicle in Holden Heights over an unreadable license plate.
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Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Yanks, having tallied just five runs in the series thus far and 25 runs over their last 10 games, will now try to avoid a four-game sweep on Sunday night with Carlos Rodón squaring off against ex-pinstriper Sonny Gray.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run (over)
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But in a 5-1 win at Truist Park, the visiting Cardinals made two errors.
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Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
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But as JuJu Watkins took her place in front of a microphone for the first time since returning to practice this summer, the USC superstar barely could contain her gratitude.
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Coop — who has been practicing his knots, learning how to drive the tender, and generally being attentive and curious about his new job — does wonderfully, which earns him some praise from the bosun.
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Similar to his successful run in WWE, Ethan has taken to Raw like a Canadian duck to water.
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Rothermel is one of many people on the creative team who have worked on the show since its original Broadway run in 2001.
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Paramount Skydance came over the top with a hostile all-cash offer, raised it to $31 a share with a personal financing guarantee from Larry Ellison, and won the contest in February at roughly $110 billion.
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The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
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The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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Artists, tour guides and retirees wield flamingo cutouts, children’s art and bullhorns to protest against corruption, opaque land deals and environmental damage, increasingly calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to step down.
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Anyone who sees Jett or has information about his whereabouts should call 911.
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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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