run on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for run on
Verb
  • Users can now discover content dynamically while chatting, creating an experience that is interactive, context-aware, and tailored to their preferences.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Contestants form bonds and make decisions about compatibility while chatting through a wall, eventually getting engaged before meeting face-to-face for the first time.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With more than 600 million copies of the books sold worldwide, and everything related to them continuing to do well years after the initial release of the books, one wonders how this series remains popular despite the deluge of young adult novels (and controversy) that followed it.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Yousef Obeid kicked a 25-yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining to put the Bears up for good in Murfreesboo, Tennessee.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kachina rambles for 5 miles but the most vibrant color is found on the first half of the hike.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His speech was unhinged, often not founded in fact, and rambled badly.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As most pregnant people can attest, talking to your baby while they are still safely tucked away in the womb is one of the most comforting ways to feel that the two of you are connected.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Alice Marie Johnson, some people are trying to talk to Trump at Mar-a-Lago, some people are trying to get on Fox News to pitch their case.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His musical talents continued to blossom after his family moved to Hot Springs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The patients also continued to push the only available avenue for Farley to face criminal charges – lobbying for the state’s attorney general to reopen the criminal case.
    Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The case of Sergio Garcia—a chef who lived in Waco, Texas, who first came into the United States in 1989—underscores the concerns raised about deportations and has rattled the local community.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But either side of his goal, Heidenheim rattled him and so, obviously, did Kane.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Students should be encouraged to converse with their AI tutor without fear of ridicule for asking questions in class.
    Steve Grubbs, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their flight lasted less than a minute before crashing roughly a quarter-mile from the hospital’s helicopter pad.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Since they’re designed to last for generations, choosing the right pan is essential when the time comes.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Run on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20on. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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