RUNS (IN) Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

runs in

verb

present tense third-person singular of run in

as in visits

to make a brief visit I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package

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as in arrests

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in

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Recent Examples of runs in The left-hander started Game 1 on Monday and allowed two runs in five innings. — Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Milwaukee's bullpen has allowed just two runs in the entire postseason in almost 40 innings pitched. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 While traffic has dipped in response, ships continue to cross, with many making shuttle runs in and out of the Gulf to unload oil cargoes via ship-to-ship transfers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Dobbins had a pair of 10-yard-plus runs in more than four quarters of work against the Chiefs and Jaguars but has not logged one since the early minutes of Denver’s Week 2 win over Jacksonville. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola was pulled after allowing three runs in 1 2/3 innings. — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers have held opponents to four or fewer runs in 108 games, going 82-26 in those contests. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 Marlins reliever Cade Gibson (5-2) was charged with the first two runs in the game-changing fifth. — Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 The Diamondbacks scored four two-out runs in the 10th -- two on a single by Geraldo Perdomo, one on a single by Gabriel Moreno and one on a single by Nolan Arenado. — Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

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Later, Fielder visits Seyfried at her apartment and shows her footage of Holmes watching her performance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Derrick is a Butler County native who visits The Lighthouse in Valencia every other week for food and other supplies.

— Corey Martin, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of visits

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Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of arrests

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Sid is smart enough to sniff this out, and the show seizes the opportunity to raise the romantic stakes through an adorably British expression of mutual libidinousness.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
That reporting revealed that the state frequently seizes money from legal settlements stemming from medical malpractice, police brutality, workplace injury and other wrongful death lawsuits.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizes

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In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026
Some individual teams who have lost local TV deals reportedly faced $20 million revenue drops in related earnings as a result.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drops in

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When a hurricane moves over warm water, especially when the warm water extends many feet below the surface, the storm pulls in even more energy and moisture.

— Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
The tool pulls in data and metrics such as likes, views, retention on videos, and shares.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulls in

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Braids and the Bonds of Sisterhood The act of braiding each other’s hair throughout history is what Gibson calls an intimate one.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The line began with Stellina in 2018, which Vaonis calls the world's first smart telescope, followed by book-sized Hestia and the compact Vespera II.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of calls

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Nope, the Crimson Tide would most likely be on the outside looking in, while someone else from the SEC grabs their spot in the postseason.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The suspect runs inside, grabs rolls of lottery tickets, stuffs them into a bag and runs out.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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