run across

verb

ran across; run across; running across; runs across
Synonyms of run acrossnext

transitive verb

: to meet with or discover by chance

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Holt left the shopping center, ran across a parking lot and collapsed near Seminary Drive, police said. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Here, though, the researchers explored whether an AI model itself could be distributed as the worm, spreading its weights to new devices and running across even weak chips. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Linen runs across multiple concepts rather than sitting in one category. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Cornerback Deonte Banks leaped in the air, ran across the line of scrimmage, then leaped again in celebration. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run across

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“Run across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20across. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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