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be running

VERB

function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behave operate react serve

STRONG

act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take

WEAK

act the part be in action be in commission be in operation do duty do one's thing get with it go to town take care of business

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop

WEAK

malfunction

Example Sentences

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For one thing, his costs for raising tens of thousands of cattle should be running much higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Several will be running at Saratoga, including the best the state has to offer, Bob Baffert’s Nysos and Michael McCarthy’s Journalism, who will meet five others in the $1-million Met Mile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I think it’s a very unique experience to be running to represent a community that’s experiencing this level of pain, and to be in it with so many of them.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

During our investigation, we had been given a WhatsApp number on which Kardo Ranya and his associates were said to be running his business.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

She thinks that way she can trick me again—moving so slow people nearby seem to be running.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

be running

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