RAN ACROSS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ran across

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past tense of run across

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to come upon unexpectedly or by chance She ran across an old friend at lunch.

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to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

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This is where Katie Zacharia, who was fired last week, ran into trouble.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
The new concealer was originally launched as the Wide Awake Brightening Concealer alongside the Wide Awake Brightening Neutralizer, but ran into controversy just days after launch.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026

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The finish turned out to be a drag race after Bell took the inside on the final turn and briefly bumped into Briscoe.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Verity’s loving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) is fully on board for this idea, and in fact accidentally bumped into Lowen on the street and site of a bloody accident that shakes her up as a dead man’s blood was splattered all over her.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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