RUNNING INTO Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

running into

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present participle of run into

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed.

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as in encountering

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store.

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Recent Examples of running into Sure, the clips of robots running into walls are incredible content, but the Olympics-style tournament in Beijing also offers an unvarnished look at the latest innovations in China’s humanoid industry — a public benchmark testing. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026 However, more recently, commercial satellite customers have been running into difficulties when trying to purchase a launch after 2028. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Charging documents said both suspects were then seen on video running into a nearby home before eventually escaping through the back of the house. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 The president’s rosy view is running into anxiety about the cost of living and fallout from the war in Iran. — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 That's a very tight timeline, but Katalyst hit it, getting LINK ready by its launch date and checking off a number of commissioning milestones before running into trouble. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The two strangers keep running into each other during 12 hours of messy mayhem in New York City. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 Martha Stewart discussed running into Meghan Markle at a dinner party in a new interview. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 The rush was captured in images and videos that showed migrants swimming or floating on tubes from the Moroccan side Thursday and others breaking through a gate on land and running into the Spanish city. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026

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Its Republican county executive, Bruce Blakeman, is running against Hochul for governor.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Like Roath, Bronin called for the need for generational change while running against an establishment politician.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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Shot in New York City’s Plaza Hotel, the campaign video sees Kelce making his way through the property and bumping into fellow models, all while dressed in Tommy Hilfiger’s latest collection.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
It’s equipped with a camera to see and a microphone to hear, as well as tiny LiDAR sensors (like the ones spinning atop driverless cars) to keep it from bumping into things.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

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