runs (over) 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of run (over)

runs over

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of run over
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)
Verb
The right-hander won his fourth straight start and has surrendered two runs over his last 23 innings. ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 The Sorrow and the Pity runs over four hours; Shoah clocks in at over nine. Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Justin Wrobleski struggles, giving up eight hits and four runs over three innings, but a solid overall performance by the bullpen allows the Dodgers to claw back. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The 23-year-old left-hander had allowed 11 runs over 12 1/3 innings in his first three appearances. Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 The Cubs bullpen gave up five runs over the final two innings, losing the game. David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Headrick came into Tuesday’s game having allowed just five runs over his last 44 appearances. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Ashcraft has allowed two runs over his last two starts (17 IP), fashioning a 14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 But the lack of length has meant plenty of work for the bullpen, as was the case Monday after starter José Urquidy allowed five runs over three innings in an 11-2 loss to the Rangers. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs (over)
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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv, starting Saturday night, as a US delegation visits Moscow ahead of traveling to the Ukrainian capital.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Ada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that, in May 2026, a piano was indeed found in the same area Bobo visits each week.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • The women were also forced into mandatory blood tests and gynecological exams, practices Hefner stopped in his clubs following the article's publication.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Reinforcement learning is the stage after a base model is trained, in which the system practices tasks and learns which behaviors earn rewards.
    Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wheeler threw 111 pitches in seven scoreless innings of Game 1 of the 2024 NLDS, then the bullpen surrendered five runs in the eighth.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Diamondbacks scored four two-out runs in the 10th -- two on a single by Geraldo Perdomo, one on a single by Gabriel Moreno and one on a single by Nolan Arenado.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The discovery comes over a decade after researchers first examined the artifacts.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cal’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has a better supporting cast than Heintschel does, and Virginia Tech’s Ethan Grunkemeyer comes over to Blacksburg with a bunch of Penn State teammates and coaches.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes.
    Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This is similar to how the sound of, say, a passing motorcycle drops in pitch as the vehicle zooms away from you.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Nuclear island building volume is cut by 21 percent, and installation volume drops by about 33 percent.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There were a few errant passes by Craig and Schobel, but the biggest problem was drops by the wide receivers.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026

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“Runs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20%28over%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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