run on

verb

Definition of run onnext
1
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years

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2
as in to remain
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state allow the savings account to run on for now

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3
as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run on
  1. chat
  2. remain
  3. ramble
  4. talk
  5. continue
  6. rattle
  7. converse
  8. last
Verb
  • While not immune to echoes, most people are chatting about the lineup of Czech cheeses, cured meats, and breads on offer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Many were entertained at the idea of Prince William, who is next in line to the British throne waiting patiently for his wife to finish chatting.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of chat
Verb
  • Hot spots still burned within a 420-square-kilometer (162-square-mile) scar, thousands remained unable to return home, and nearly 3,000 firefighters were deployed against the Gironde megafire and a second blaze in Provence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This is a long-term problem the agency is working on, but remains unresolved.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of remain
Verb
  • Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.
    — Kendrick Calfee June 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Definition of ramble
Verb
  • The first episode finds Anna just talking to herself, aloud, a lot.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Tuning into their broadcasts is basically listening to old buddies talking baseball.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of talk
Verb
  • Sunday’s blackout is the first of August, and comes after the island of 10-million people suffered three in July as the US continues imposing an oil blockade that is testing the country’s aging energy infrastructure.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The trial is expected to hear more than 70 witnesses and continue for months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of continue
Verb
  • Shimmy first made a name for himself with the gritty 2020 EP Zombie Land, which introduced him as a street-centric rapper whose music made more sense rattling from the trunk of a car than playing in a nightclub.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The death of the NCAA and the creation of a corporate superleague will rattle Cal more than any earthquake hitting a stadium built directly on a fault line.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of rattle
Verb
  • Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But today’s linguistic diversity may be only the shadow of a time when humans conversed in 10 times as many tongues.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of converse
Verb
  • There is also an insurgency in the country’s northeast that has lasted more than a decade.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Some measures lasted several weeks; others, like California’s, stretched on for months.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of last
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