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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
  • Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The scene in question came after host Robert Irwin and visiting pro Brandon Armstrong, who served as Monday’s coach of the week, split the 10 remaining contestants into couples for a storytelling challenge.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Najmi’s dual role as a lawyer practicing before city judges and as chair of the screening committee creates at least the appearance of a conflict of interest that undermines the very purpose of the committee’s existence.
    Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
  • What stands out for us is that our Midwestern neighbors are at least practicing some creative taxation thinking.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Vantrack plans to reveal the production Lightcamp van in September and will show it at the Netherlands' big Camper Trade Fair in Utrecht, running in late September/early October.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 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
  • 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
  • Jobs are shifting from operating software to managing a hybrid workforce of humans and agents—setting goals, validating outputs, and stepping in when judgment is required.
    Girija Krishnamurthy, Forbes.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 23 Jul. 2026.

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