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running after

ADJECTIVE
coming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipated expected forthcoming impending subsequent
STRONG
advancing aspiring close converging deserving docking due fated foreseen future instant marked near nearing oncoming ordained predestined preparing progressing pursuing
WEAK
about to happen almost on one at hand certain drawing near en route eventual gaining upon getting near immediate imminent in prospect in store in the offing in the wind in view next nigh prospective to-be up-and-coming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
distant
STRONG
away far gone past

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And then there are the Wolverines and Buckeyes, running after the school bus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Allison Cardona, director of Wallis Annenberg PetSpace in L.A., said that running after your pet that’s just gotten out may encourage it to keep running rather than come home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Evolution may be less like climbing steadily toward perfection and more like running after a world that keeps moving.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

With Rangers now arithmetically out of the running after three consecutive losses, it is down to Hearts and defending champions Celtic.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

He was out of breath from running after us.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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