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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
  • Louisville's role as bourbon's home base keeps growing When visiting bourbon country, Louisville is typically a go-to jumping off point.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Tridib, while visiting Dhaka to bring a granduncle back to India, is killed by a mob in his mother’s ancestral neighborhood.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Here is what circadian sunmaxxing means, what the science actually supports and how people are practicing it in 2026.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
  • Four years later, the Kansas City Current began practicing at their own Riverside facility and later expanded on it.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The labor market is running in a lower gear, so income growth should continue to slow, Vanguard’s Schickling said.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • That pitch has already landed early customers like workspace platform Notion and AI customer‑service startup Decagon, where Aiden is running in production.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Coleman said the company is in development on a handful of projects with announcements coming over the next couple of months.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • Paredes was seen coming over to a post-match fracas between players from the two nations and putting his hand on the throat of García.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 July 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
  • The Tar Heels stumbled to a 2-5 start and lost their first five games to power conference opponents, with the first three coming by an average of 29 points.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The two recent launches give Disney a fleet of eight ships but five more are coming by 2031.
    Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Even when the play returns to the familiar rhythm of Shaw provoking Dreyfuss and Scheider stepping in to restore peace, the performances keep the interactions engaging.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • As Bay Area art schools flounder under financial strain, Silicon Valley is increasingly stepping in as an influential force in the region’s cultural landscape.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • In addition, reports suggest that Mexican tomato production declined after the agreement ended, with tomato imports dropping by 13% year over year.
    Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • 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

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“Running (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20%28over%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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