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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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They gave the Dodgers a fierce run for the money.

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In New Jersey and Virginia, the Democrats running for governor made gains in counties with large Latino populations, and overall won two-thirds of the Latino vote in their states, according to an NBC News poll.

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Mayor Karen Bass, a high-profile leader within the Democratic Party with few ties to the DSA, is now running for a second term.

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Many sent a video from that morning of immigration agents running into a day care facility in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood to pull out a teacher.

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Hobbs said the states, led by Colorado, “continue to run down the clock.”

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

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