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as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
finally ran down the answer after hours of research
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as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it
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Recent Examples of running down
The prosecutor's office said additional officers who responded to the scene saw a man, later identified as 29-year-old Shaquille Green, running down a nearby street.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Police do not believe Carbajal was involved in the initial shots fired call and are still looking to speak with the woman who was running down the stairs, Clark added.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The drop led to the Eagles getting the ball back and running down the clock to secure a tough first victory in their title defense.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Onlookers have captured scenes of Hathaway’s Andy Sachs running down New York sidewalks and Streep’s Miranda Priestly ascending the Met steps from a distance.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
And yet Dying for Sex never is, even till the very end, even as the tears are running down your face.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
The catch is the circularity of the capital expenditure by the large technology firms – META for example is spending aggressively on data centres and chips and running down its cash levels.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Dunn took off running down the street and was chased down.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
The city is eyeing a stretch of Wornall — between 63rd Street and Gregory Boulevard through Brookside — for a road diet, which would reduce lanes on the road from two in each direction to one in each direction, with a left-turn lane running down the middle.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Police do not believe Carbajal was involved in the initial shots fired call and are still looking to speak with the woman who was running down the stairs, Clark added.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The drop led to the Eagles getting the ball back and running down the clock to secure a tough first victory in their title defense.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Onlookers have captured scenes of Hathaway’s Andy Sachs running down New York sidewalks and Streep’s Miranda Priestly ascending the Met steps from a distance.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
And yet Dying for Sex never is, even till the very end, even as the tears are running down your face.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
The catch is the circularity of the capital expenditure by the large technology firms – META for example is spending aggressively on data centres and chips and running down its cash levels.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Dunn took off running down the street and was chased down.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
The city is eyeing a stretch of Wornall — between 63rd Street and Gregory Boulevard through Brookside — for a road diet, which would reduce lanes on the road from two in each direction to one in each direction, with a left-turn lane running down the middle.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running down
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Charlotte’s second consecutive 11-play drive halted in the red zone after Harrell led the 49ers down the field with repetitive strikes through the air, finding his favorite target, Javen Nicholas, to set Charlotte up in scoring position.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Assuring the continuation of this gem means finding spots on future schedules to place it.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The latest clash reflects a broader pattern, with Netanyahu’s government having chronic tensions with the military echelon since the cabinet was sworn in in January 2023, often dismissing military advice.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In fact, toxic positivity is very different from overall, everyday positivity and can lead to minimizing or entirely dismissing real experiences and emotions that are felt and experienced.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Her 8-year-old son Auron has been studying the diverse plants that grow there and learning to pull up invasive species.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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After teachers in his district suggested banning ChatGPT just a few years ago, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington told ABC News that instead of removing AI, Philadelphia is now learning from it together.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The schedule will continue to get tougher from here, so minimizing those first quarter mistakes will be essential.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its guidelines include optimizing thermostat settings, minimizing electricity and hot water use, and leveraging natural light.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after discovering missing paper towels at the handwashing station near the walk-in cooler.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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The difference is the wisdom to recognize that giving away public-trust land and diminishing our quality of life forsakes the permanent greater good for the temporary benefit of a few developers and residents.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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In an era of diminishing trust in government institutions and the media, conspiracy theories about high-profile crimes can get significant traction in the absence of a conclusive motive.—
Ernesto Londoño,
Twin Cities,
1 Sep. 2025
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Schweit, the retired FBI executive, said trade-offs often have to be made when balancing the amount of investigative effort put into locating hoax callers.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Clued in by Legislation If Jensen Huang has told the Chinese that there are no backdoors or tracking and locating gear in the chips, why would officials there be wary?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Running down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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