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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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Inflation has heated up two months running after the conflict in the Middle East spiked crude oil prices, though for now remains inside the 1% to 3% window the Bank of Canada aims to maintain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

Schodorf said they’ve been scrambling to keep the business running after they lost their Cafe de Leche restaurant in the fire that tore through Altadena a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Signaling to the others, Emma pointed at the last wagon and mimed running after it.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

running after

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