runs (over) 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of run (over)

runs over

2 of 2

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 Institute, which houses over 300 people and runs over 80 clinical trials, aims to continue developing technologies to make transplant surgeries as seamless as possible. — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Martinez struck out five and allowed two runs over five innings, but a slow start proved costly. — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The driver pulls their van off the road so it’s parked halfway on an empty lot, runs over in black jeans and a band tee with the sleeves cut off, and climbs into the truck bed as Hollywell jokingly pulls away. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Gordon runs over with his car and leaves permanently handicapped. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 At prices ranging from $26 to $131, Zucker’s total haul for the exercise runs over $1,700. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Battle Creek has pitched a project to renaturalize part of the Kalamazoo River that runs over concrete. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The play, like a sturdy classic that Sheldon might love, runs over two hours with an intermission, not without dragging. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 They were ousted in the NLCS by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who held them to a total of four runs over a four-game sweep. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs (over)
Verb
  • That flashpoint will be on display when Leo visits the Don Orione care home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, a Catholic institution that houses more than 400 people with disabilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Ricardo Cortes, uncle of Serabi Medina, visits a memorial for his niece, the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Jorge Menezes, a Portuguese lawyer who practices in Macao, said that the trial was held in secret and that specific details — which organizations were involved and what information Au had provided to them — weren’t revealed.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Agreements only hold when the team practices them in real disagreements, again and again.
    — Aaron Levy, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Each game runs with two sets of graphics settings at each resolution, for up to four runs in total.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers scored the second-most runs in the sport while hitting the second fewest home runs.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But when Jesse comes over for paila marina in season four, there’s no sign of kids or their belongings.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Syrn ad comes over a month after Sweeney received backlash for a risqué campaign promoting sports betting platform Novig.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Even with a couple of uncharacteristic drops in the second half, Jones finished with a game-high 69 receiving yards on five catches.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chemical impact drops by 77 percent, and the worker health indicator improves by 93 percent.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The plunges were the largest one-day drops by percentages since July 27.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Runs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20%28over%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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