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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
Continuing his fitness journey, the rapper successfully launched his Wunna Run Club with a 5K race event in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, which attracted more than 1,000 runners to join Gunna in September.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Last weekend, tens of thousands from across the world traveled to New York City to run the iconic marathon, attracting friends, families and bystanders to cheer the runners on.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There’s a reason why everyone from nurses to marathon runners upholds Hoka as the gold standard in comfy walking shoes.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
While intended for daily training, runners have also found the shoe is well suited to tempo and long runs.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Laudermilch explained that Liberty’s women’s track and cross-country program was told on July 30 that, in order for the school to comply with Title IX, its roster would have to shrink from 24 to 17 runners.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Social media now plays a central role in how runners experience and share their journeys.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
This ten-stretch program for runners was developed by Gerard Hartmann, an injury therapist who has worked with over 70 Olympic medalists and world-record holders, including Paula Radcliffe and Khalid Khannouchi.
—Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
The dogs' job on marathon day will be to calm race-day jitters at the starting line, where runners can feel overwhelmed or nervous about the trek ahead.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Last weekend, tens of thousands from across the world traveled to New York City to run the iconic marathon, attracting friends, families and bystanders to cheer the runners on.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There’s a reason why everyone from nurses to marathon runners upholds Hoka as the gold standard in comfy walking shoes.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
While intended for daily training, runners have also found the shoe is well suited to tempo and long runs.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Laudermilch explained that Liberty’s women’s track and cross-country program was told on July 30 that, in order for the school to comply with Title IX, its roster would have to shrink from 24 to 17 runners.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Social media now plays a central role in how runners experience and share their journeys.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
This ten-stretch program for runners was developed by Gerard Hartmann, an injury therapist who has worked with over 70 Olympic medalists and world-record holders, including Paula Radcliffe and Khalid Khannouchi.
—Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
The dogs' job on marathon day will be to calm race-day jitters at the starting line, where runners can feel overwhelmed or nervous about the trek ahead.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runners
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Officials also alleged Galeano had sought to smuggle her teenage children into the country, paying smugglers to do so.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Later in the journey the family run afoul of smugglers in Thailand, which leads to an even more desperate situation as the children have to fend for themselves.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
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While these results are limited to mice, the principle – that controled skin stress can reactivate hair follicle stem cells through fat-cell messengers – provides a promising new direction for research into hair regrowth therapies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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These kinds of supplements are thought to promote joint health by triggering the immune system to produce chemical messengers that tamp down inflammation.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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For these drivers and couriers, finding additional ways of earning is becoming a key concern given that the rise of self-driving cars—which Uber already offers in Austin and Atlanta—could push many out of a job.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Uber uses the event to reveal changes the company is making based on the best suggestions from drivers and couriers.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Runners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runners. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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