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running upon

phrase

present participle of run upon
1
as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance The boy ran upon a small house while exploring the woods.

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2
as in encountering
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running upon
  1. running into
  2. bumping into
  3. running against
Phrase
  • Or Community Table, where the ingredients are locally sourced and the vibe is spirited—and the chances of running into cool locals are high.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Smith-Shawver cruised through his first two innings Monday before running into trouble in the sixth, giving up a two-run home run to Pete Crow-Armstrong, an NL MVP candidate.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of running into
Phrase
  • Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumping into
Phrase
  • Tuesday’s vote might pave the way for Fairshake, a crypto political action committee, to donate to candidates running against senators who voted to block the Clarity Act.
    — Tanaya Macheel,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Kimmel then welcomed Talarico, who is running against state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of running against
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“Running upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20upon. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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