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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
Gordon runs over with his car and leaves permanently handicapped. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 At prices ranging from $26 to $131, Zucker’s total haul for the exercise runs over $1,700. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Battle Creek has pitched a project to renaturalize part of the Kalamazoo River that runs over concrete. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The play, like a sturdy classic that Sheldon might love, runs over two hours with an intermission, not without dragging. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 The $65-million project runs over five miles from 2nd Street all the way up to Carson Street. — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 They were ousted in the NLCS by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who held them to a total of four runs over a four-game sweep. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The right-hander won his fourth straight start and has surrendered two runs over his last 23 innings. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 The 23-year-old left-hander had allowed 11 runs over 12 1/3 innings in his first three appearances. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Matiscik injured his left shoulder early in the game, and the Jaguars turned to Hamilton, who practices snapping a few times every week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Just ask Naperville North senior linebacker John Lyons, who practices with the 6-foot, 275-pound Johnson.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of practices
Verb
  • 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
Definition of runs in
Verb
  • The real estate listing comes over nine months after the center closed to the public.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Franco Nuschese, the Georgetown restaurant’s proprietor, comes over to say hello.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of comes over
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Oh, and Nate (Nick Mohammad) drops by to visit Nelson Road — and take part in a reunion of the Diamond Dogs, who are called into duty when Roy asks for advice on being a new dad.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When the value of a newly public company drops by more than a third within months of its trading debut, investors usually scramble for the exits.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of drops by

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