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present participle of run (over)

running over

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verb (2)

present participle of run over

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Recent Examples of running (over)
Verb
As the boy backs away, the family's husky mix, Bella, is seen running over from across the yard and chasing the bear away, circling behind the animal and placing itself in between the bear and the boy. Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 July 2026 Rather than running over the holiday weekend, the local group opted to celebrate on Wednesday evening at Hagan Community Park. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 This model takes a field of placeholder tokens running over the canvas multiple times to generate likely tokens and using those to improve estimation of others. ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 Shortly before running over Lindsey, Milligan said Lindsey approached his vehicle and pulled on the door’s handles, the statement said. Caroline Zimmerman may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 LaMelo Ball must sit down for a legal interview about the day he is accused of running over a child’s foot outside the Spectrum Center, a judge ordered a month before the star Charlotte Hornets player is expected to go to trial in the civil case. Julia Coin may 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026 The driver continued on after running over the man, the complaint states. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Frank Castle, who is seen running over Peter during a car chase. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 Jayden Ryan Wallace was charged with first-degree vehicular homicide after running over North Hall High School teacher Jason Hughes outside of Hughes' home on Friday night. Maya Rosenberg, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running (over)
Verb
  • Though the stalls outside the Mercato Centrale in San Lorenzo mainly sell fake leather goods and cheap souvenirs, the actual market is worth visiting.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Though the Bone Thugs don’t have prior experiences visiting the Walk of Fame (after all, Ruthless Records was founded not in Hollywood but Compton), receiving their star feels like a step towards remediating that lack of recognition.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • It a strange, mystical Bond movie, that’s part an attempt at Blacksploitation and part about Harlem gangsters, Caribbean drug farming, and voodoo-practicing witch doctors.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The Heat and Bucks’ summer league teams are both practicing at Resorts World Las Vegas, which led to Adebayo and Herro running into each other on Friday morning.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Vantrack plans to reveal the production Lightcamp van in September and will show it at the Netherlands' big Camper Trade Fair in Utrecht, running in late September/early October.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • Two years later, Gates was running in his first of — so far — 49 Peachtree Road Races.
    Andre Butso, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Basketball powerhouse Gonzaga is also coming over as a member in all sports, though the Zags don’t have football.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Here's everything coming over the next seven days.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
  • And then, her par putt on 18 – measured at 2 feet, 10 inches – spun tantalizingly around the rim of the cup before dropping in and ending the suspense.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Garbrandt, once an undefeated bantamweight king, now holds a 15-8 record, with most losses coming by finish.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • Looking at the people here and everybody that’s coming by, just the following.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • In my experience, most account management teams operate reactively, stepping in only when a customer submits a support ticket or threatens to churn.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • South Korea, too, is stepping in to fill the gap in Western inventories.
    Chris Oberoi, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The group also found that diagnoses of gambling disorders fell in the 11 states that did not legalize sports betting, with cases dropping by about 30% from 2018 to March 2026.
    Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Although it’s credited to the core duo of Shabason and Krgovich, Four Days in June leans on a community of treasured collaborators; some are longtime members of the duo’s Toronto cohort and others outsiders dropping by.
    Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026

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“Running (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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