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running

[ruhn-ing] / ˈrʌn ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
continuous, flowing, operating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constant functioning working
STRONG
active cursive dynamic executing going live moving operative proceeding producing smooth
WEAK
alive easy effortless fluent in action in operation in succession incessant perpetual together unbroken unceasing uninterrupted
Antonyms
STRONG
apathetic immobile inactive unexciting
WEAK
broken discontinuous intermittent occasional
ADVERB
continually
Synonyms
WEAK
consecutively continuously night and day successively together unintermittedly uninterruptedly
Antonyms
WEAK
broken intermittently occasionally
NOUN
management of organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
functioning
STRONG
administration care charge conduct control coordination direction handling leadership maintenance operation organization oversight performance regulation supervision working
WEAK
intendance superintendency
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization ignorance mismanagement neglect

Example Sentences

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Buffett has made it clear to those in and outside Berkshire that Abel is now running the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A new study has found that some of the ocean's most powerful predators are running hotter than expected, and the consequences could be severe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Rosary, which is the sister school for Servite, featured sophomore Tra’via Flournoy, senior Justine Wilson, junior Pfeiffer Lee and sophomore Maliyah Collins running 44.23, breaking Long Beach Poly’s 22-year-old state record of 44.50.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

She emerged from a crowded field of nearly a dozen candidates to clinch a narrow victory in the February primary, running just ahead of former Rep. Tom Malinowski.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Dad had trained him to run coons, but he couldn’t be broke from running rabbits instead, and couldn’t grasp the difference.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck