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as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years
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2
as in remaining
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
allow the savings account to run on for now
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as in going on
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on
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as in holding up
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Recent Examples of running on
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
However, the battery is powered by an internal combustion engine, acting like a generator, running on gasoline.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Every highlight from the game, every story about Virginia’s victory, led with the fans running on the field.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Servers running on motherboards sold by Supermicro contain high-severity vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to remotely install malicious firmware that runs even before the operating system, making infections impossible to detect or remove without unusual protections in place.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The 14-year-old was one of many in a crowd of people who were walking or running on Happy Valley Road as Speed, as he is also known, left the meetup.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
This opens a door for attackers to destabilize the browser or system its running on, to execute their own code.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My column, Get Organized, has been running on PCMag since 2012.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
To increase the intensity and the number of calories burned, try running on a hill or a treadmill incline, or add intervals of fast pace alternating with a moderate pace.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
But the recruitment ads have been running on more than one music or streaming platform, with fans flagging concerns with the ads on Hulu, Max, YouTube, and Pandora, over the past six months.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
However, the battery is powered by an internal combustion engine, acting like a generator, running on gasoline.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Every highlight from the game, every story about Virginia’s victory, led with the fans running on the field.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Servers running on motherboards sold by Supermicro contain high-severity vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to remotely install malicious firmware that runs even before the operating system, making infections impossible to detect or remove without unusual protections in place.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The 14-year-old was one of many in a crowd of people who were walking or running on Happy Valley Road as Speed, as he is also known, left the meetup.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
This opens a door for attackers to destabilize the browser or system its running on, to execute their own code.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My column, Get Organized, has been running on PCMag since 2012.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
To increase the intensity and the number of calories burned, try running on a hill or a treadmill incline, or add intervals of fast pace alternating with a moderate pace.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running on
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The pair love spending time together—often just chatting for hours.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Parents can already set time limits on app use and see if their teenagers are chatting with AI characters, Meta said.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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With exactly 11 minutes remaining, Walker dumped a screen pass off to O’Brien.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Such is life with Damian Lillard gone and with a slew of unproven guards remaining.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bottom line The most likely scenario moving forward has the Oilers activating Walman this weekend, with Regula possibly going on IR.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The group runs through rapid-fire questions about what stood out and what is coming around the corner after four concentrated days on the Croisette talking business and international distribution.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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His business partner, Vahid (Vahid Mobbaseri), is upstairs on the phone, talking to a relative.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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The most popular route covers 13 miles one-way to the Paria River, though ambitious hikers can extend the journey to 21 miles by continuing downstream through Paria Canyon.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The title demonstrated unusual longevity, continuing to sell out limited engagements through summer.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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What on Earth was Gabriel rambling on about before, anyway?—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Roger Naylor shares 10 favorite Arizona destinations from his 50 years of rambling here.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Powered by Apple Intelligence, a new Live Translation mode is said to deliver near real-time language translation to your ears when conversing with someone who speaks another language.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many obstacles remain to a lasting peace — including whether Israel will pull its military entirely out of Gaza, whether Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza — but the peace plan may already be shifting the debate around calls to ban and boycott culture coming out of Israel.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shapiro gave an emotional public statement Tuesday alongside his wife, state First Lady Lori Shapiro, explaining that the attack has left lasting scars on his family.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Running on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20on. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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