as in to beat the drum (for or about)
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Recent Examples of run with
Jordan Walker, who had three hits, drove in a run with a RBI double to center off reliever Brock Burke in the fifth to make it 4-3.
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ABC News, 5 June 2026
Lopez drove in one run with a double, another run with a sacrifice fly and added a single.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Tovar drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field in the second.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Brooks Lee drove in the Twins’ first run with a sacrifice fly, and Alex Jackson added a run-scoring single.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
Casillas also enjoyed a great run with the club Real Madrid, making more than 700 appearances for the club and winning five La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League trophies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
We were never meant to run with the model the country needed back in 1790 and never look back.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
Aligning him in tight could possibly force more linebackers to run with him — a matchup the Raiders would love to get more often.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The contemporary dance troupe closes out a 20-year run with its final three hometown shows, including works by choreographers Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Joan Rodriguez, Richard Siegal and Trey McIntyre.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
ABC News, 5 June 2026
Lopez drove in one run with a double, another run with a sacrifice fly and added a single.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Tovar drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field in the second.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Brooks Lee drove in the Twins’ first run with a sacrifice fly, and Alex Jackson added a run-scoring single.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
Casillas also enjoyed a great run with the club Real Madrid, making more than 700 appearances for the club and winning five La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League trophies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
We were never meant to run with the model the country needed back in 1790 and never look back.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
Aligning him in tight could possibly force more linebackers to run with him — a matchup the Raiders would love to get more often.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The contemporary dance troupe closes out a 20-year run with its final three hometown shows, including works by choreographers Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Joan Rodriguez, Richard Siegal and Trey McIntyre.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run with
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The 79th Tony Awards telecast kicked off with a bang by giving out two major awards in the first 30 minutes — and before viewers could blink both John Lithgow and Laurie Metcalf had each won the third Tony Award of their careers.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The first awards were given out at the preshow, hosted by Laura Benanti and Titus Burgess, and aired on Pluto TV.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The photos published by Mehr show only the smaller of the two tanks, which has its roof caved in and is surrounded by debris.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Finally, in 2025, the work was done, and on July 30, the research team published its results.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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