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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)
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All of those numbers were prior to Sunday, when the Yankees, 10-17 since June 18, scored just four runs over the course of a doubleheader against the Dodgers. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 One of his earliest memories came after a horse almost ran over his head. Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 The Department of Homeland Security has said Salgado Araujo was in the country illegally and attempted to run over agents, who shot in self-defense, but has not provided evidence of its claims. Albinson Linares, NBC news, 17 July 2026 Where driving a vehicle would impact fossils or would run over a habitat that doesn’t exist anywhere else — that activity is going to be limited. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run (over)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run (over)
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  • Review social media posts Social media platforms and patient reviews can be a useful tool before visiting for a consultation.
    Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Collins visits the pool every few days, driving past the Kennedy Center each time to check whether the tarp is still up.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026
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  • An increasing number of South Georgia schools have invested in the facilities, which allow their football teams to practice despite inclement weather.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • The inside of the mound was tightly stacked with beech wood which smolders for weeks until it's been turned into charcoal — a craft that's been practiced in the Harz mountain region in eastern Germany for hundreds of years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
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  • Cade Gibson and Tyler Zuber then gave up four runs in the sixth inning and John King another in the eighth before Miami put together that ninth-inning rally to end the losing streak.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
  • Herrera initially intended to run in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District to challenge Emanuel Cleaver.
    Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
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  • Wicked Wonderland comes over a decade after the original trilogy with Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart arrived on the Disney Channel in 2015.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Coleman said the company is in development on a handful of projects with announcements coming over the next couple of months.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026
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  • Like many of the club’s acquisitions, Straus’ had been lauded as a definitive step in the right direction for a team that has largely underperformed.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The update, announced on July 20, marks an important step in the development of the power and propulsion system for the future combat aircraft being jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
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  • Johnny then becomes bonded to a supernatural demon called the Spirit of Vengeance and is able to transform into a flaming, skeletal biker.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • Josh Smead runs an architecture business called Liberty Design Development with his wife and hails from Liberty.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

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

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