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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)
Verb
Tsai said customers' shopping sessions routinely ran over 30 minutes on average, and that time kept compounding as Fanatics released upwards of a thousand new products each week. — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Skattebo found a crease, lowered his helmet and ran over an opposing defender. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Martinez struck out five and allowed two runs over five innings, but a slow start proved costly. — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 He will be opposed by Brewers LHP Robert Gasser, who allowed one run over nine innings in his first two postseason starts. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run (over)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run (over)
Verb
  • Under the ordinance, all healthcare facilities will be required to allow the partners of a patient to visit, as will jails in the city’s jurisdiction.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The president and vice president each visited the state twice this election season.
    — Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Younger generations have grown up with technology in a way that’s left them with fewer opportunities to practice face-to-face interactions.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rams receiver Puka Nacua did not practice Friday because of a calf injury and was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Each game runs with two sets of graphics settings at each resolution, for up to four runs in total.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Between sessions, one of MoMA’s media and performance curators, Martha Joseph, came over to introduce herself.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Atlanta's Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points, and Aaron Wiggins made a strong impression in his first home game with the franchise after coming over from Oklahoma City in a summer trade, scoring 16 points off the bench.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Voting rights groups that stepped in to help defend Alaska against the lawsuit cheered the ruling.
    — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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