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as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years
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as in remaining
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
allow the savings account to run on for now
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as in going on
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on
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as in holding up
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Recent Examples of running on
Will Leitch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Servers running on motherboards sold by Supermicro contain high-severity vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to remotely install malicious firmware that runs even before the operating system, making infections impossible to detect or remove without unusual protections in place.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The 14-year-old was one of many in a crowd of people who were walking or running on Happy Valley Road as Speed, as he is also known, left the meetup.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
This opens a door for attackers to destabilize the browser or system its running on, to execute their own code.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My column, Get Organized, has been running on PCMag since 2012.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
To increase the intensity and the number of calories burned, try running on a hill or a treadmill incline, or add intervals of fast pace alternating with a moderate pace.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Dale, who’s elected mayor after running on an anti-mask platform at the height of the pandemic, talks himself out of the position after thirty-six hours.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Every highlight from the game, every story about Virginia’s victory, led with the fans running on the field.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Servers running on motherboards sold by Supermicro contain high-severity vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to remotely install malicious firmware that runs even before the operating system, making infections impossible to detect or remove without unusual protections in place.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The 14-year-old was one of many in a crowd of people who were walking or running on Happy Valley Road as Speed, as he is also known, left the meetup.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
This opens a door for attackers to destabilize the browser or system its running on, to execute their own code.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My column, Get Organized, has been running on PCMag since 2012.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
To increase the intensity and the number of calories burned, try running on a hill or a treadmill incline, or add intervals of fast pace alternating with a moderate pace.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Dale, who’s elected mayor after running on an anti-mask platform at the height of the pandemic, talks himself out of the position after thirty-six hours.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running on
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Kotsur has taken a hands-on role in the transformation, even chatting with creatives in leadership roles to advocate for the deaf community.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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What starts as chatting with friends can sometimes veer into bullying or cheating.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fields, however, scored his fifth touchdown with less than a minute remaining in the game, sealing the 42-36 win for the Eagles.—
Raul Avila,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Following that 24-hour period, a 72-hour window would open in which Hamas would release the remaining hostages.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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This is my first column since going on book leave in May.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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She’s been talking to private equity about the idea of selling her practice.—
Kenzi Abou-Sabe,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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The show was born at a Mipcom dinner a couple of years back where Jonathan Shrank, TheSoul Publishing VP, Streaming & Content Partnerships, and Julia Rowlands, SVP Co-Productions, Sales and Acquisitions, Banijay Kids & Family, were talking abut their pets.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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This could signal Moscow’s concern at the impact of continuing high losses on the Russian population.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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For good developers, continuing to lean into responsible practices here is a non-negotiable.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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What on Earth was Gabriel rambling on about before, anyway?—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Roger Naylor shares 10 favorite Arizona destinations from his 50 years of rambling here.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Powered by Apple Intelligence, a new Live Translation mode is said to deliver near real-time language translation to your ears when conversing with someone who speaks another language.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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While lacking the third-party app support of the Apple Watch SE or Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, the Venu Sq 2 excels in battery life, lasting up to 11 days in smartwatch mode or 26 hours in GPS mode.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Not only that, the mid-rise design fits and flatters almost everyone, and Levi’s are notorious for lasting forever.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Running on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20on. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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