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as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
a drug runner
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast
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Recent Examples of runner
So, when the Rangers’ lineup turned over again, and Nimmo stepped up to the plate with a runner on base in the sixth, Sheehan was working with a four-run cushion.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But even with the automatic runner on second, the Cubs did not score in the 10th or 11th innings.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Chicago had been 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position before Busch's single after going 1 of 23 in the previous two losses to Pittsburgh.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
With Andy Pages at the plate, both runners took off, but Call put on the brakes between second and third.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But even with the automatic runner on second, the Cubs did not score in the 10th or 11th innings.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Chicago had been 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position before Busch's single after going 1 of 23 in the previous two losses to Pittsburgh.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
With Andy Pages at the plate, both runners took off, but Call put on the brakes between second and third.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runner
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cook County Jail in Chicago, which houses nearly 5,000 detainees, has reported increasing cases of smugglers soaking paper with synthetic drugs and sending them into the jail through mail or visitors.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The thoughtful Moon conjoins messenger Mercury in your 2nd House of Money and Self-Worth, helping feelings and numbers speak the same language.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Your 7th House of Partnership opens as messenger Mercury enters, inviting conversations that stabilize connections across your life — and ensuring that those conversations are balanced.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the PRC approved the courier’s request to add an 8 percent fuel surcharge.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sam An, a pharmacist at a compounding pharmacy until 2021, told me that his workplace employed about twenty people—pharmacists, technicians, cashiers, couriers—in what resembled a chemistry laboratory.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runner. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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