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 McBath had considered running in the crowded Democratic race for governor, but suspended her exploratory bid last year, pointing to her need to focus on her husband's health after complications from a recent cancer surgery. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026 In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 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 Inside the Talarico decision The CBS intervention stemmed from Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Texas state representative and rising star in the Democratic Party, who is currently running in the Texas Senate primary. —

Brian Stelter, 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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This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
The next time was the best time for Saleh, who drilled a walk-off RBI single to lift the Thunderbolts to a 4-3 SouthWest Suburban Conference win in eight innings over visiting Lockport in Tinley Park.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026