as in departing
to leave a place often for another
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along
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Recent Examples of running along
Seated front row, the star turned heads in a sheer bodysuit featuring an iridescent brown and yellow print, paired with matching pants adorned with coordinating fabric details and cut-outs running along the legs.
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Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Perf means the perforations running along the film strip as it is pulled through the projector, and generally the higher the amount of perforations, the higher-quality the image.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
It’s outfitted with vertical cable knit detailing running along the bodice, plus a collared V-neckline for some preppy flair.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
And don’t forget to the cast of Baywatch running along Santa Monica Beach.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Add in wild horses running along the beach at sunset and untouched coastlines, and Sumba feels like Southeast Asia before mass tourism.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In one, she was seen running along the beach with a kite as her dad offered coaching from behind the camera.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Some geckos have dark brown-black bands running along their sides, while others have a more marbled-looking pattern.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Perf means the perforations running along the film strip as it is pulled through the projector, and generally the higher the amount of perforations, the higher-quality the image.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
It’s outfitted with vertical cable knit detailing running along the bodice, plus a collared V-neckline for some preppy flair.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
And don’t forget to the cast of Baywatch running along Santa Monica Beach.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Add in wild horses running along the beach at sunset and untouched coastlines, and Sumba feels like Southeast Asia before mass tourism.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In one, she was seen running along the beach with a kite as her dad offered coaching from behind the camera.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Some geckos have dark brown-black bands running along their sides, while others have a more marbled-looking pattern.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running along
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Since Olympic charter flights to Milan will be departing from the New York area, and because the Islanders had been promised an event in February 2026, the possibility of doing a big press availability was discussed as an alternative.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The foundation prevailed over Lund and other departing directors in its drive for immediate, sweeping changes on the board in support of new Chief Executive Officer Maziar Mike Doustdar’s strategy.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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With the Rockets up one, Durant fouled Gilgeous-Alexander with two seconds left, picking up his sixth personal foul and exiting the game.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez was captured on surveillance footage exiting the truck and running after Vargas with a handgun.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Also on Sunday, Sturm scratched second line center Casey Mittelstadt, moving Pavel Zacha to center and re-inserting Khusnutdinov back into the lineup and onto the second line.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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That said, there was energy for the gap scheme to be the default moving forward.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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After walking through the empty home, Kody, Robyn and their five children gathered in the living room to say a prayer before walking out the doors.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Due to that situation, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis came out to confront Drew, followed by Cody Rhodes walking out to yell at Drew for what happened to Fatu.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The show does not reveal how the sentencing ends up going, instead concluding on a hopeful yet uncertain note.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Thursday's Week 7 contest turned into a shootout with the Bengals pulling out a 33-31 upset in the final seconds.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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After the attack in Doha, Qatar reportedly asked the UAE and Bahrain to close their embassies in Israel—a step that would mean pulling out of the agreement—but both countries have ignored that request.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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That has included a growing number of tech and IT firms taking their place, pushing off the likes of print publishers and old-line industrial companies in the process.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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This helps the shoe absorb impact, pushing off energy back towards you and putting off foot fatigue.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Portable Charger There’s nothing worse than getting halfway through a long sightseeing day and realizing that your phone is on its last leg.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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This time of the year, your yard might be getting visits that are scary and creepy.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Running along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20along. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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