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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
With runners on first and second, Adames couldn’t catch a line drive off the bat of Vargas that was hit directly at him and was charged with an error.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
There were no runners on and two outs when Ohtani belted Rockies' reliever Tyler Kinley’s hanging breaking ball 418 feet into the Dodgers' bullpen.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Facing reliever lefty reliever Brant Hurter with runners on the corners and one out in the sixth, Lee hoped for a fastball at the top of the zone.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Each year, a maximum of 369 runners are allowed to start the race.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
There were no runners on and two outs when Ohtani belted Rockies' reliever Tyler Kinley’s hanging breaking ball 418 feet into the Dodgers' bullpen.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Facing reliever lefty reliever Brant Hurter with runners on the corners and one out in the sixth, Lee hoped for a fastball at the top of the zone.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Each year, a maximum of 369 runners are allowed to start the race.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runner
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In the Sahara, a smuggler, a paleoanthropologist, and a man on a rescue mission cross paths.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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There’s also rumored to be a tunnel in Toot’s basement that smugglers used during Prohibition to get resupplies from the waterfront.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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One of the elders rose from the church’s woven mats, walked to a small cabinet of lacquered wood, lifted its lid, and produced a large Israeli flag: this was the messenger’s gift.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The researchers then sought to gain a deeper understanding of the biology underlying the connection between melatonin secretion and ADHD symptoms by examining levels of the inflammatory messenger interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the children’s blood.—
Paul McClure
June 09,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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The courier came to collect tens of thousands from the woman.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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After locking out its 2,100 union couriers, truck drivers and warehouse workers on June 8, the workers went on strike and began picketing the package delivery firm’s 18 facilities.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 June 2025
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“Runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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