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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of run (over)
as in visits
to make a brief visit I could run over right now if that's good for you

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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
Roupp threw 37 pitches in the fourth inning before being lifted for JT Brubaker, who allowed three runs over three innings of long relief. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 Mahle has looked awfully good over his last three starts, flashing a mid-90s fastball and regaining late life on his splitter while holding opponents to four runs over 18 innings. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 July 2026 On Saturday, Eury Pérez continued to string together encouraging outings, allowing three runs over seven innings. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman (4-10) gave up three runs over six innings. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 All of those numbers were prior to Sunday, when the Yankees, 10-17 since June 18, scored just four runs over the course of a doubleheader against the Dodgers. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 Video of the subsequent encounter, in which the bison stands up and runs over to the man, was filmed by Mike MacLeod, a professional photographer who happened to be at the campground. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Soriano gave up three runs over five innings in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, another in a two-month stretch of nondescript outings. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 July 2026 The Padres, meanwhile, have lost six straight and given up 66 runs over the last six days, the most in such a span in franchise history. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs (over)
  1. visits
  2. practices
  3. runs in
  4. comes over
  5. drops in
  6. drops by
Verb
  • Chang's 77-year-old mother, Lien, receives SNAP aid, too, and visits two food banks each week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026
  • Chang's 77-year-old mother, Lien, receives SNAP aid, too, and visits two different food banks each week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of visits
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  • The service Service is inspired by the local Batoro community, which practices respect for all.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • The Sabre Springs resident, who also practices yoga in his spare time, has worked with various congregations for one or two years as an interim rabbi since 2004.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026
Definition of practices
Verb
  • Prior to the ninth, Miami scored five runs in the first two innings against Phillies starter Zack Wheeler to take a 5-2 lead.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
  • The Braves next went to right-hander Tyler Kinley, who has given up eight homers and 18 runs in 36 innings pitched.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of runs in
Verb
  • Wicked Wonderland comes over a decade after the original trilogy with Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart arrived on the Disney Channel in 2015.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • The latest escalation comes over a battle for the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of comes over
Verb
  • The numbers across the city were a setback for Bass, who has made homelessness one of her signature issues and previously touted two straight years of drops in street homelessness.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • Previous winners of this award have earned big moves off the back of the achievement, but others have suffered drops in form afterwards.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of drops in
Verb
  • However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of drops by

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“Runs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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