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run

Definition for run

noun as in fast moving on foot

noun as in journey

Strongest matches

drive, outing, ride, round, tour, trip

Strong matches

excursion, jaunt, lift, spin, travel

Weak match

joy ride

verb as in move rapidly, flowingly

verb as in operate, drive

verb as in continue, range

verb as in attempt to be elected to public office

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Example Sentences

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Already, the Social Security program is running out of money.

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With this food source for elephants and other wildlife being depleted, conservationists debated whether to cull the elephants or let nature run its course.

When she ran out completely, there would be Medicaid.

She is one of those exhausting whirlwind personalities one might take to be on drugs, except that there are people who really do run at that speed, without speed — Holly Go-Heavily.

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Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said it will provide better access to information for parents "to support them to make informed decisions about their birth choices".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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