as in visited
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
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as in practiced
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 ran (over)
ABC News,
29 June 2026
If Netflix killed physical media, Rockstar Games just ran over its carcass.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In a touching tribute, Saliba ran over to the sideline after scoring and held up the jersey of Ismaël Koné, the teammate who left the field on a stretcher minutes earlier after suffering what looked to be a serious leg injury.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Lasker ran over to find the woman's husband was stuck in the rubble and ended up helping rescue him.
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CBS News,
12 June 2026
After touching the bag, Nimmo immediately called time and ran over to his former teammate on the mound in one of the classier moves of the season.
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Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Lindsey dodged the vehicle and ran across the parking lot from Milligan, who followed him and ran over Lyndsey at a high speed.
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Caroline Zimmerman
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
The case claims Ball ran over a 12-year-old’s foot while driving away from a 2023 scrimmage at Spectrum Center.
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Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
The larger boat accelerated toward the smaller one and ran over it like a pickup truck speeding over a dead dog.
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Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
The running back ran over 11,000 total offensive yards in his NFL career, before retiring in 2017.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
If Netflix killed physical media, Rockstar Games just ran over its carcass.
—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In a touching tribute, Saliba ran over to the sideline after scoring and held up the jersey of Ismaël Koné, the teammate who left the field on a stretcher minutes earlier after suffering what looked to be a serious leg injury.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Lasker ran over to find the woman's husband was stuck in the rubble and ended up helping rescue him.
—
CBS News,
12 June 2026
After touching the bag, Nimmo immediately called time and ran over to his former teammate on the mound in one of the classier moves of the season.
—
Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Lindsey dodged the vehicle and ran across the parking lot from Milligan, who followed him and ran over Lyndsey at a high speed.
—
Caroline Zimmerman
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
The case claims Ball ran over a 12-year-old’s foot while driving away from a 2023 scrimmage at Spectrum Center.
—
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
The larger boat accelerated toward the smaller one and ran over it like a pickup truck speeding over a dead dog.
—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran (over)
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Elizabeth Stanziano reluctantly visited Norfolk, Virginia's Sail 250 festival after her mother raved for weeks about seeing the tall ships during the Bicentennial.
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In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.
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The Algerian team practiced at KU’s Rock Chalk Park, home of Lie’s Jayhawks, while choosing the DoubleTree hotel as its headquarters.
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To listen at depth calls for two skills, both of which can be readily trained and repeatedly practiced.
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The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.
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The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017.
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Markets dropped in response, but only temporarily.
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The movie, which stars Andrew Garfield as the OpenAI boss, was abruptly dropped by AmazonMGM despite being nearly finished.
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As of Monday, June 22, gas prices dropped by double digits across Florida from the same time last week.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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The Democratic National Committee and attorney Marc Elias had stepped in to defend the limits.
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One late afternoon in early winter, two of my mom’s siblings and their spouses, all in their 20s and early 30s, came over to hang out.
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The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
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Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
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“Ran (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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