Synonyms of run
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as in to jog 
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as in to flee
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as in to lead
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as in to vary
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as in to flow
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as in to race
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as in to tend
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as in to drive
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as in to operate
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as in to become
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as in to melt
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as in to manage
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as in to activate
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as in to cost
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as in to travel
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as in to chase
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as in to visit
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as in to practice
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as in trotted
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as in retreated
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as in led
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as in ranged
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as in flowed
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as in raced
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as in leaned
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as in drove
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as in operated
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as in became
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as in melted
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as in managed
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as in triggered
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as in cost
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as in traveled
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as in chased
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as in tendency
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as in brook
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as in duration
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as in authorization
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as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
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as in to flee
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise
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as in to flow
to move in a stream
water running down the window
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
run and get the nurse
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as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality
the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
learning to run the family business
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as in to activate
to cause to function
in olden days mills were run by flowing water
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as in to cost
to have a price of
that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
he's been running with a bad crowd lately
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
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as in tendency
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market
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as in brook
chiefly Midland
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
a run full of catfish
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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show
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as in trots
runs plural
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs
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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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variants
also chiefly dialectal run
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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus
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as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise
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as in flowed
to move in a stream
water running down the window
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
run and get the nurse
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as in operated
to control the mechanical operation of
I know how to run that machine
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as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality
the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
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as in melted
to go from a solid to a liquid state
her makeup started to run when she got in the pool
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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
learning to run the family business
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as in triggered
to cause to function
in olden days mills were run by flowing water
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as in cost
to have a price of
that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars
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as in traveled
to come or be together as friends
he's been running with a bad crowd lately
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as in chased
to go after or on the track of
if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
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Recent Examples of run
Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
In 1984, ran for the Democratic nomination to challenge President Ronald Reagan.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Becky Sullivan, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
Alden Howard went 3-for-6 with two triples, two RBIs and three runs scored in the rubber match.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
After the Oilers grabbed the lead back, Wallstedt was run over in the crease, and the Wild tied the game 2-2 when Kaprizov answered almost immediately on the ensuing power play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The series ran from 2012 to 2013.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Sadiqa Glussman, who grows fruits and vegetables on her property to feed her family and run a business, says two of her coconut palms have been stripped of their fruit repeatedly.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
In 1984, ran for the Democratic nomination to challenge President Ronald Reagan.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Americans have lived up to that promise in this Olympic run so far.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
Alden Howard went 3-for-6 with two triples, two RBIs and three runs scored in the rubber match.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Rivera was then run over by the driver of a passing vehicle.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
After the Oilers grabbed the lead back, Wallstedt was run over in the crease, and the Wild tied the game 2-2 when Kaprizov answered almost immediately on the ensuing power play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
After that, they have been required to take a two-year hiatus before running for a board seat again.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The series ran from 2012 to 2013.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run
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If readers are at all uncertain of his sociopathic tendencies, Heathcliff then hangs his wife’s dog.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Turkish experience also speaks to the tendency of diasporas to become politically frozen at the moment of departure from their home countries.—
Michael Paarlberg,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Her laughter was said to sound like a babbling brook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Michelle turned back, but the other two children went walking along a trail near what is now I-395 and came across a brook.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
1 Oct. 2025
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Such extreme and long-duration dimming events are incredibly rare.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Texas experiences winter cold fronts every year, but what set the February 2021 freeze apart was its magnitude and its duration.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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The union already has strike authorization from 98% of the refinery’s 840 union workers; Local 7-1’s bargaining unit will take it to USW international for final approval.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Being hangry is a real threat to your social life today, as Mercury trots into your community sector.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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While saddled up on Bella, Kynleigh happily trots through her house, excited to show Bella a spot she's never seen before.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rhoades said Freret is moving in the same direction.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only three of them consistently performed on record and in concert, but at least a dozen more were honorary members who attended formal band meetings and were granted as much say in its direction and philosophy as those who actually played the instruments.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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Specialty shops, coffee shops, boutiques and restaurants could share 200 acres of trails, pocket parks, wooded landscapes and a lazy creek with a combination of residential options.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Still others believe the treatment facility will create nuisance odors or affect air quality, or that treated effluent discharged into the dry creek that feeds into Village Creek will stagnate, attracting mosquitoes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2026
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He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.—
Wally Hall,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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And yet, all throughout that time, Earth was not just inhabited, but life was thriving and rapidly evolving on the surface, despite all the physical, chemical, and biological changes that have occurred over those geologically long timescales.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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