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present participle of run
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as in leading
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road runs along the river for a while

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as in ranging
to occur within a continuous range of variation the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

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as in tending
to show a liking or proneness (for something) unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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as in driving
to urge, push, or force onward they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

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to eventually have as a state or quality the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children

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Recent Examples of running
Adjective
The yellow alert has been canceled in Pullman after the lopsided victory, but the performance – specifically, the awakening of the running game – raises more questions about the Cougars’ preparation (or lack thereof) ahead of the opener against Idaho. Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025 Derrick Henry supercharged the running game last year, and the Jackson + Henry combo should spearhead an elite rushing attack once again in '25. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Yet, Gloucester regained its rhythm using its trademark running plays. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 Keller took advantage, driving right down the field on the strength of its running game with Shropshire and Burkett to set up first-and-goal at the 3. Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
The long-running dispute between the nuns and their superior, Provost Markus Grasl, dates back to the end of 2023 when the nuns say they were removed from the monastery against their will. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 After a solid performance in the 2025 opener against Western Michigan, Chiles turned in a breakout performance in an overtime win against Boston College, passing for 231 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for running
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running
Adjective
  • Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.
    Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • By transforming consumer devices into medical monitoring tools, gaps could be bridged in health care by providing continuous oversight.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In his remarks, Yang praised Gold House, a non-profit organization working to promote and invest in AAPI creators, companies and storytellers, for their continuous efforts.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So, an important part of MASH management is managing your weight.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • According to a post on the LBC Facebook page, management is still in the process of fully realizing its plans for the Milwaukee site.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices.
    Nick Wells,Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The trusts were successively layered, meaning that each trust named the next trust in the series as its beneficiary.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That’s even if the movie is uneven dramatically, weighed down by traumas and break-ups and breakdowns in the later stretches, and with too many shots of Aishe (Uyghur) jogging toward her future.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers found that jogging slowly burns visceral fat (deep abdominal fat).
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
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  • The sterile cockpit rule prohibits pilots from engaging in conversations unrelated to operating the aircraft when flying below 10,000 feet.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the easiest was an airplane flying overhead.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Pictured below, director/actor/executive producer Jason Bateman and his co-star Jude Law are in the clinch of a classic big-time Hollywood-leading-man wattage-throwdown.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In Egypt, pro-government news outlets already have trumpeted the case as proof that Soliman was leading a secret Brotherhood cell in America.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Just below that is a donation option, with amounts ranging from $25 to as much as $100,000.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The judge has sentenced four other defendants in the case to prison terms ranging from five years to just under 12 years.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Running.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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