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as in to lead
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road runs along the river for a while

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as in to vary
to occur within a continuous range of variation the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

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as in to tend
to show a liking or proneness (for something) unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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as in to drive
to urge, push, or force onward they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

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as in to operate
to control the mechanical operation of I know how to run that machine

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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 cost
to have a price of that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars

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run

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noun

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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 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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run (over)

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verb (2)

run over

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verb (3)

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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ran

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verb (4)

variants also chiefly dialectal run
past tense of run
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as in went
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road runs along the river for a while

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as in ranged
to occur within a continuous range of variation the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

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as in tended
to show a liking or proneness (for something) unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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as in drove
to urge, push, or force onward they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

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as in turned
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 cost
to have a price of that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of run
Verb
Rose is giving up the House seat in the 2026 election cycle to run for Tennessee governor. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 It will be supported on Apple Watch Series 9 or later and Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later running watchOS 26. PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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The Twins scored their three runs via the long ball with Outman’s second home run of the series putting them on the board in the third and Byron Buxton’s 31st blast of the season, an opposite-field shot to right in the sixth to tie the game. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025 Both those factors could result in fewer runs being scored. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
One of the most striking features lies between the kitchen and the dining room, where water runs over a massive boulder from the Flatirons. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025 The Dodgers had five runs over the first five innings, including home runs from Betts and Hernandez. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Hand, a Republican who's also running for judge executive, offered prayers to Kirk and his family. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025 Maksim’s brother, Val Chmerkovskiy, and his wife, Jenna Johnson, are both long-running DWTS pros and winners, and will appear on the upcoming 34th season. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run
Noun
  • While bad tendencies showed up in each loss enough good things seemed to appear in the wins.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That approach stems from a tendency to question the foundations upon which conventional wisdom is built.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • The original one, fed by a nearby brook, has been out of commission for decades, and two others, installed by the current owners, haven’t been used in several years.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Connected blocks created a bridge across a brook and carried lightweight objects.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • But in a world desperate for long-duration storage, Korea’s breakthrough shows that the future of power might be hiding in plain sight.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For investors that do determine that a move out of money funds is warranted, the first step to consider is moving out on the treasury curve, for example, a treasury ETF with a duration of two to five years.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The station stated that the volunteer acted without authorization and in direct violation of Radio Boise policies by making those comments on social media.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The boy jumps out with his footy and trots away, bouncing it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In a clip posted on TikTok by Kenneth Ray Prince (@kennyprince1), his Australian shepherd trots up to his 4-month-old granddaughter and drops a ball into her baby bouncer before barking expectantly.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • The 50-week moving average in July crossed above the 200-week moving average, indicating that an upward direction of trend may now be in place.
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And radical, if coming from any direction, is not good.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dry creek isn’t just decorative.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • This prompted an intervention from the speaker, who banged his gavel multiple times.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, the price, according to many users, has been dishes that aren’t as clean after demonstrably longer cycle times.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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