WELL (UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

well (up)

verb

Definition of well (up)

as in to run over

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Relevance

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recede

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Last October, a Waymo ran over and killed KitKat, beloved longtime denizen of Randa’s Market, a liquor store.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Those who thought the Los Angeles Dodgers and their massive payroll were going to waltz into Milwaukee and run over the Brewers were wrong.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of run over

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well (up)

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