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 With athletes making their first Olympic runs down the track, early consistency and clean starts will be crucial, especially as sliders balance aggression with control on one of the fastest courses in the world. —

Zach Powell, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026 In grainy eight millimeter footage, a young bride named Yvonne Olsen smiles on the patio, runs down the concrete stairs to the ocean and draws her husband's name in the sand. —

Bryan West, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 From hitting his marks perfectly to timing runs down to precise milliseconds, the whole affair was a logistical puzzle. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026 As a precaution, the district continues to advise residents to avoid contact with waterways in southwest Jefferson County, including Northern Ditch, Southern Ditch and Pond Creek, which runs down to the Salt River. —

Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025 Sharp runs down some of the more boldface-name contributions. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 Rosie runs down the road to greet her owner. —

Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 Forbes senior contributor Dave Altavilla runs down the tech specs of the new platform and its developer tools. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame. —

John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025

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Her elegant collaboration was a reminder that the world has long created the kinds of crises that threaten our stability today, and a good artist finds a way to make work that shows us a way through it, even if the answer is as simple as making something beautiful.

— Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The film invites viewers to experience the rhythm, drama, and intimacy of life at the edge of the world, revealing that in the coldest corners of the earth one finds the warmest people, brimming with wit, resilience, and generosity.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026