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)
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
The bulk of the damage came on Monday against the Blue Jays when he was charged with four runs over 2/3 of an inning.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Riley then returned to his vehicle, reverses into the vehicle behind him, drives forward and runs over Barber in the street while fleeing the scene, according to the complaint.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Arizona State transfer Alec Belardes allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Laura Nolte of Germany was leading the field of competitors going into the final run of the monobob, which involves four runs over two days.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
And some of the wildest action was again in precious metals markets, where gold and silver prices plunged following their stellar runs over the last year.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
And some of the wildest action was again in precious metals markets, where gold and silver prices plunged following their stellar runs over the last year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Guthrie then excitedly runs over to Vale and her friends, ushering them into the building with an arm around her daughter.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela then took a brief 2-1 lead after opening the second inning with back-to-back doubles from Ezequiel Tovar and Gleyber Torres against Yamamoto, who settled in after that to hold Venezuela to just the two runs over four innings of work.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
The bulk of the damage came on Monday against the Blue Jays when he was charged with four runs over 2/3 of an inning.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Riley then returned to his vehicle, reverses into the vehicle behind him, drives forward and runs over Barber in the street while fleeing the scene, according to the complaint.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Arizona State transfer Alec Belardes allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Laura Nolte of Germany was leading the field of competitors going into the final run of the monobob, which involves four runs over two days.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
And some of the wildest action was again in precious metals markets, where gold and silver prices plunged following their stellar runs over the last year.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
And some of the wildest action was again in precious metals markets, where gold and silver prices plunged following their stellar runs over the last year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Guthrie then excitedly runs over to Vale and her friends, ushering them into the building with an arm around her daughter.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Runs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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