RUNS ALONG Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

runs along

verb

present tense third-person singular of run along

as in moves

to leave a place often for another I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along

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Recent Examples of runs along The bridge runs along State Route 47 between Interstate 110 and Terminal Island. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Ada County’s Barber Park, which runs along the river adjacent to Eckert Road, will remain accessible throughout the project, according to the agency. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 Scenes from the Polish-Czech Friendship Trail, which runs along the border between the two countries and was originally open only to citizens of each. — Peter Kujawinski Lenka Grabicova, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The 25th District, which runs along the coast from Delray Beach to Miami Beach, was created this year by Republicans who control state government. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The 16-acre property runs along C-470, just north of its interchange with Morrison Road. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The song runs along a bouncing track with airy melodies swirling throughout each verse. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 The district also includes unincorporated land that runs along the Sacramento River. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Stretching from Bellingham in the north to Burlington in the south, the drive runs along the coast, hugging the Chuckanut Mountains’ sandstone cliffs. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

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Frequent gusts of 30 to 40 mph are possible once the front moves through the Chesapeake Bay and inland eastern North Carolina.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Other Panthers moves before Eagles Those aren’t the only moves the Panthers made Saturday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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Afternoon temperatures will tumble from the lower 80s back into the 40s and 50s overnight with breezy winds, as the rain slowly exits during the overnight hours.

— Cutter Martin, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Another customer who was standing in between the singer and employee at the register during the showdown appears to look around in disbelief at what just happened after the hitmaker exits.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of exits

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At the root of these changes is Dhillon's vision of the Civil Rights Division and its mission that dramatically departs from tradition.

— Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
The ending, which substantially departs from Malerman’s novel, offers a richer choice than the source material.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of departs

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In Whalefall, written and directed by Brian Duffield, Jay (Abrams) goes diving in the Pacific Ocean to find the remains of his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin), who took his own life a year before amid a terminal illness.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Based on Greaves’ short story, One Night Out centers on a married couple who head out to enjoy a rare date night when their babysitter goes missing.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes

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The simple industrial design gets a neat little accent in the form of a physical knob for adjusting playback, track navigation, and volume.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
This part of South America often gets heavy rain during El Niño, a natural climate phenomenon in which warmer-than-usual waters in the Pacific Ocean scramble weather patterns around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of gets

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Feed your head Neagley gets off to a sluggish start, with a workmanlike, rather clumsy first episode largely spent establishing the main characters and central plot—and the writers lean a bit too hard on constant Chicago callbacks.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
But if Jackson gets off to a slow start under a new coaching staff, including first-time play-caller Declan Doyle, there’s room to fall.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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