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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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Herget gave up one run in one inning, and Chase Dollander also gave up one run over one inning. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 Former Aztecs star Jamaal Franklin, sitting courtside across from the home bench, ran over and ushered DeGourville to the locker room to cool him off. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 One of the BearCats ran over him and killed him. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026 Ruff gave him a fist bump, and Michael Kesselring ran over to douse him in water. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 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 20 Apr. 2026.

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