WELLS (UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

wells (up)

verb

Definition of wells (up)

present tense third-person singular of well (up)

as in runs over

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Relevance

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recedes

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Verb

Boston took a 4-0 lead over Baltimore in the first inning, and starter Jake Bennett held the Orioles to three runs over 5 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald left the series opener against Kansas City early due to right elbow discomfort, according to Vitello, after allowing three runs over four innings, leaving his status for his next start currently ambiguous.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Definition of runs over

Verb

When Mexico wins, and does so with authority at a World Cup, the party spills into the streets.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Grief has always been at the core of the French Cuban twin duo’s work, but joy spills over in the rumbling electronic-R&B production, dramatic strings, and exultant hand percussion of Offering, their first album as independent artists.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of spills

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