as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I could run over right now if that's good for you
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as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
let's run over this dance number one more time
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Recent Examples of run (over)
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Lital Anderson’s second-grade son Calvin Anderson ran over 150 miles last year and was among the top three finishers.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Even the truck driving sections lack impact, despite the ability to literally run over waves of zombies with a crunch.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Rake them out and run over them with the lawn mower to chop them up before adding them back to your flower beds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
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On that night, his brother was run over by a drunk driver who fled the scene.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Lital Anderson’s second-grade son Calvin Anderson ran over 150 miles last year and was among the top three finishers.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Even the truck driving sections lack impact, despite the ability to literally run over waves of zombies with a crunch.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Rake them out and run over them with the lawn mower to chop them up before adding them back to your flower beds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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