RUNS DOWN Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

runs down

verb

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present tense third-person singular of run down

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort finally ran down the answer after hours of research

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as in dismisses

to express scornfully one's low opinion of constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it

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Recent Examples of runs down The woman then runs down the road, and the man drives off. —

ABC News, 4 June 2026 After one player from each team was ejected for throwing punches, Helix rallied from three runs down to defeat Covina 14-7 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Southern California Regional Division 3 playoffs. —

Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026 The arched surface invites the heat to spread evenly and mount in intensity, and as the fat runs down, the edges of the meat sizzle and crisp. —

Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Summer means speedy runs down the 1,600-foot-long alpine slide. —

Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 At that point, Griffin runs down the stairway and onto the platform. —

Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Stage one willl improve flow through the creek that runs down the boundary between Midlothian and Crestwood, including a major improvement to the culvert at 143rd Street and Linder Avenue, Buerger said. —

Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Spicy mayo, the color of Russian dressing, runs down the sides. —

Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Izzy Rodriguez made one of her patented overlapping runs down the left-hand side of the field and then played a perfect cross into the middle. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

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The start of the novel finds the family’s patriarch, Tomás, on the Irish peninsula with his son, Liam, engaged in a cartography expedition that is part of the greater Ordnance Survey of 1865 project.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Fashionistas will rejoice at Zingara Vintage, which caters to serious collectors, with racks of Victorian pieces, 1950s cabana wear, and groovy 1970s denim, with prices that reflect the rarity of the choice finds.

— Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026