as in visits
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
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as in practices
to do over and over so as to become skilled
let's run over this dance number one more time
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Recent Examples of runs (over)
Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Cavalli also didn't receive a decision on Sunday after giving up three runs over five innings in the Nationals' 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 20 Sep. 2025
The left-hander allowed three runs over six innings with four hits, three walks and nine strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers’ offense has found a 24-hour revival in the Bay Area, putting up 23 runs over the last two games at Oracle Park and tightening their boa constrictor-like pressure on opponents.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Bitchat is a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app that runs over Bluetooth mesh networks with a hyper-local focus.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Teng ended his afternoon having allowed four runs over four-plus innings with eight strikeouts and five walks, a sour end to a great beginning.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
That, like the offense adding on, proved to be the difference after the Rockies rallied for six runs over the final four innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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That makes the annual International Alba White Truffle Fair, which runs over several weekends from mid-October to early December, a one-of-a-kind celebration.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Cavalli also didn't receive a decision on Sunday after giving up three runs over five innings in the Nationals' 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 20 Sep. 2025
The left-hander allowed three runs over six innings with four hits, three walks and nine strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers’ offense has found a 24-hour revival in the Bay Area, putting up 23 runs over the last two games at Oracle Park and tightening their boa constrictor-like pressure on opponents.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Bitchat is a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app that runs over Bluetooth mesh networks with a hyper-local focus.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Teng ended his afternoon having allowed four runs over four-plus innings with eight strikeouts and five walks, a sour end to a great beginning.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
That, like the offense adding on, proved to be the difference after the Rockies rallied for six runs over the final four innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Runs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20%28over%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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