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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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The Pacers closed the game with an 8-0 run over the final 40 seconds of OT to eliminate the Bucks in the first round for the second straight season. Michael Marot, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025 Prosecutors allege that Read, a 45-year-old financial analyst, purposefully ran over O’Keefe, a 46-year-old cop, with her SUV while the two were drunk and fighting. Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025 In November last year, Gorman's cat Charlie was run over and killed outside her home. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 An 18-year-old was run over and killed outside a Texas gas station, leading to a murder charge issued against an SUV driver, authorities say. Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 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 18 May. 2025.

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