RUNNING (IN) Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

running in

verb

Definition of running in next

present participle of run in

as in visiting

to make a brief visit I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package

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as in arresting

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in

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Recent Examples of running in Four Republicans are also running in Tuesday's primary, but a Republican hasn't won in the district since 2010. —

Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026 Miller, who has held the seat since 2018, chose not to seek reelection in favor of running in the crowded 2nd Congressional District race. —

Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 Two former City Council members, a school board trustee and a businessman are running in the May 2 election to replace Mayor Jeff Cheney. —

Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 Prominent Georgia political figures like former representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Senators Ossoff and Warnock have denounced the attacks, while candidates to replace MTG and others running in midterm elections have backed the president. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026 Skiing was naturally her first love, but the passion was merged with track and trail running in her teens – Gibson is also a professional trail runner. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026 Middleton is currently running in the Republican primary for Texas Attorney General. —

Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026 With this model, new entrants can get production up and running in an interim facility in as little as three months and move into a more permanent facility within a year. —

Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026 Al-Maliki’s government increasingly excluded Sunni Arabs from political life, including barring nine parties and over 450 candidates from running in the 2010 parliamentary elections, overseeing the arrests of prominent Sunni politicians by security forces, and suppressing peaceful protests. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

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Numerator data shows that shoppers are visiting 23% more retailers to purchase their groceries.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
In late March, a group of Connecticut business leaders, politicians and state economic development officials filed into a meeting room at the Capitol to hear from a visiting quintet of British lawmakers.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026