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as in smugglers
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
a drug runner
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as in messengers
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 runners
With one out and Alex Bregman up with runners on first and second, Chisholm ranged to his left, pivoted and made an accurate throw to shortstop Anthony Volpe off his back foot to turn a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The New York Yankees were tied with the Boston Red Sox, 3-3, in the top of the seventh when Cruz came in with runners on first and second with nobody out.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Pinnick isn’t built to blast over runners.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That's the record for runners left on base in a playoff game, set by the 1999 Atlanta Braves in an NLCS loss against the New York Mets.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Based on the funky yet wearable nature of Nike’s spring-like columns, early-2000s Shox styles were quickly embraced in the lifestyle space by non-runners.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Since Officer Imani, who is investigating gun-runners, now seems to be related to Voight’s case, his curiosity only heightens.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Two more runners reached base via errors, including one on a high throw of his own.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Both runners advanced as Garcia scored on a wild pitch.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The New York Yankees were tied with the Boston Red Sox, 3-3, in the top of the seventh when Cruz came in with runners on first and second with nobody out.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Pinnick isn’t built to blast over runners.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That's the record for runners left on base in a playoff game, set by the 1999 Atlanta Braves in an NLCS loss against the New York Mets.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Based on the funky yet wearable nature of Nike’s spring-like columns, early-2000s Shox styles were quickly embraced in the lifestyle space by non-runners.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Since Officer Imani, who is investigating gun-runners, now seems to be related to Voight’s case, his curiosity only heightens.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Two more runners reached base via errors, including one on a high throw of his own.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Both runners advanced as Garcia scored on a wild pitch.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runners
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The family travelled north from Central America for weeks, crossing rivers by night and riding concealed in smugglers’ trucks.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Washington should therefore seek reinvigorated technical dialogues on promoting high standards for nuclear security and making sure that nuclear materials do not fall into the hands of smugglers or terrorists.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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Most release chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters, which travel across the tiny gaps known as synapses and dock onto cuplike proteins called receptors on the next neuron.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hormones are chemical messengers that guide sleep, metabolism, stress, and reproductive health.—
Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
18 Sep. 2025
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From car couriers to bikes to sidewalk robots and now drones, Uber is aiming to build the most flexible delivery network in the world.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The money couriers including Fernandi Choi, who testified in the CTJ trial, were later charged, but not as part of this specific case.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Runners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runners. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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