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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

Maybe you need to squint to see it right now, but after I give you this egg “biscuit” recipe, you’ll be running to the kitchen and that image will become much clearer.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

"I don't think we'll be running out of fuel," he told reporters.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

If she ran with Wash, she’d be running away from them, too.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

be running

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