RUNNING ON Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in holding up

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verb

present participle of run on

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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Recent Examples of running on

Verb

The shop does wire in an electrical subsystem to lower the voltage for equipment running on 12-V DC power, including the fridge, lights and fans. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026 For now, getting Terminus running on your server isn’t as simple as heading to your OS’s Docker app store and downloading a host service. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 What began as an industry of light and illusion had, by the 1940s, become a machinery of control—an empire built on fantasy, running on fear. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 That’s what my firm is building, running on our own managers. — Simon De Baene, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Blanco also created a Discord server, where users willing to try out the mod have been sharing screenshots of DLSS 5 running on their AMD GPUs. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 Maia 200 is already running on production AI workloads across Microsoft, including Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, and Microsoft’s own AI models. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 In Michigan’s 10th district, Republican Michael Bouchard is running on his service as a Bronze Star Army captain and son of a longtime local sheriff. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Susan Powers, a business owner and treasurer of the local chamber of commerce, is running on a platform of public transparency and promises to bring in new businesses and oppose tax hikes. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for running on

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Some people were chatting outside the church when something sounded like an engine backfiring.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of chatting

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Samsung has been monitoring where certain departing employees went — to signal to remaining staff that moving to competitors would be difficult — according to a former employee.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The initial returns included ballots processed before Election Day, with additional votes remaining to be counted.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of remaining

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About 4,400 workers are prohibited from going on strike because they are deemed essential to public health and safety.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And the other film is about a Jordanian farmer and the water loss in Jordan, because there’s a whole political situation going on with water being stolen by Israel.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of going on

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Democrats are talking more cautiously now, and the party is rooting them on from DC.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Her intentions were made clear in exchanges on social media with Bowden, who harshly criticized Honeycutt for crossing party lines, particularly for talking with Ocasio-Cortez.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of talking

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This debate, continuing for months now, hinges on how best to meet the state’s demands that each city have at least 10 percent of its housing stock meet the criteria for affordable.

— Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Geiger, along with artists such as Zach Top and Kenny Whitmire, is continuing a revival of the popular ‘90s country sound, while cementing his place as a worthy newcomer with a deep well of talent.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of continuing

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The tight hiding places of Kaitlyn Dever’s rambling house seem almost roomy compared with being stuck in the slimy gut of a sperm whale.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Another user experienced the issue on their Echo Show smart display but was able to stop the assistant from rambling by asking a random question.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rambling

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McKenzie and his outfit are usually conversing with agents, advisors, business and wealth managers about who may have capital needs as opposed to individual athletes themselves.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Another image shows Pitt and Debicki conversing at a bar, while a different shot features him on a tennis court with Debicki, Caan and Gugino.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conversing

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The ambition is to turn global interest in African design into lasting economic opportunities for local manufacturers, artisans, and creative businesses.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Testing of cerebrospinal fluid would reveal bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, an infection that could kill a child or leave lasting neurological damage.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026