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present tense third-person singular of run
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as in leads
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road runs along the river for a while

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as in varies
to occur within a continuous range of variation the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

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as in tends
to show a liking or proneness (for something) unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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as in drives
to urge, push, or force onward they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

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as in operates
to control the mechanical operation of I know how to run that machine

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as in becomes
to eventually have as a state or quality the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children

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as in costs
to have a price of that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars

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runs

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noun

plural of run
as in diarrhea
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs

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Recent Examples of runs
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Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61. Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025 The Bachelor season 19 contestant, Jade Roper Tolbert, who runs her own cosmetics company, was also a judge. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 Thuram drags Tchouameni into the space on the left and Koopmeiners runs towards Cambiaso, freeing up Yildiz to receive in space. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Another, the East Line, originates in El Paso, Texas and runs to Phoenix via Tucson. Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025 And Mike isn't somebody who runs, and that's what's interesting. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 Not showing up out of the bye week runs contrary to that. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 In addition to the coastal freeway, officials said Southern California rail service along the route, which runs from San Diego to Los Angeles, would also be disrupted in the afternoon. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 Water taxis operate along the coast in the summer months, and the free Passport Bus runs between destinations like the Queen Mary and Shoreline Village from Friday through Sunday. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
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The nine runs scored in the dominant inning by the Blue Jays became the most runs scored by a team in any World Series inning in 57 years. Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Remember, the Dodgers just got through allowing four runs to the Milwaukee Brewers in the entire NLCS — all four games of it. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 At the new Bay View taproom, the brewery will serve small runs as well as Solemn Oath Brewery staples, such as its popular Lü Kölsch, Snaggletooth Bandana IPA, Small Wave City Club hazy IPA and Kidnapped by Vikings IPA. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Each piece is produced in limited runs and designed for longevity. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025 District 6 runs from West Downtown to Horseshoe Bend Road near Idaho State Highway 55. Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025 The Brewers have lost their last 10 postseason road games dating to 2018, and have just three runs and nine hits in the series. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs
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  • The visitors passed back from the free kick and Joao Pedro initially jogs towards goal, with Anderson signalling for a team-mate to follow him, but then changes direction again.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Players take on the role of Enzo Favaro, a miner who survives a tunnel collapse and flees the pit after insubordinately attacking a cruel underboss.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Anticipating and preparing for war leads quite naturally to accepting its inevitability.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Boozman leads the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, which has legislative jurisdiction over matters involving nutrition programs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • The number of visitors varies year to year, but about 100-150 people usually come through on Halloween night.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how to claim your lottery prize For Indiana Lottery prizes, the claim process varies depending on the prize amount.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Reflect honestly about your longings as Mercury flows with Jupiter and Saturn.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • During a stay here in one of the hotel’s 208 rooms (including 12 suites), guests will be able to enjoy luxe linens, Japanese-style soaking tubs, and plenty of natural light that flows in through floor-to-ceiling windows.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Boise and Garden City races One candidate running for Boise City Council has past drug charges, the Statesman found.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Filmmaker Jordan Peele's feature debut and first venture into the realm of horror is an almost flawless, emotional roller coaster that races on the tracks of both Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The Stepford Wives (1975).
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Whitaker said that the community tends to ramp up donations during the months leading up to the holiday season.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Surprisingly given her background, Sennott doesn’t cast herself as the online ingénue whose ascendant career drives the story.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Nasser drives a Tesla, which began rolling out its Grok AI conversational assistant feature in July 2025.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Runs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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