1
as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package
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2
as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in
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Recent Examples of run in
Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
That was always just hitting the ground running in June and August.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Last year, Musgraves shared a series of Instagram Story posts recounting a run-in that Pepper had with a copperhead snake.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
State of play: Tuesday was the deadline for Democratic and Republican candidates running in the top two citywide elections to get on the May 20 ballot.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
That was always just hitting the ground running in June and August.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
Or, perhaps, this isn’t Gary’s first run-in with his past since coming to Koh Samui.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Last year, Musgraves shared a series of Instagram Story posts recounting a run-in that Pepper had with a copperhead snake.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run in
Verb
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That’s why astrophotographers will likely visit dark sky destinations to take wide-angle shots of the sky and landscapes below, though close-ups through telescopes are possible from any location on the night side of Earth.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The film follows father and daughter Elliot and Ridley Kintner (Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega), who are visiting Elliot’s billionaire boss Odell Leopold (Richard E. Grant) at his lavish mansion deep in the Canadian wilderness.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The 39-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Johnny Reed McKinzie, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department at 5:20 p.m. in the 13000 block of East 115th Street, according to a department spokesperson.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Playboi Carti was also arrested, in February 2023, for allegedly assaulting and choking his then-pregnant girlfriend.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The snake catcher filming the encounter approaches the python with a large lump in its midsection.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Louis Armstrong, Andy Warhol, onetime roommate David Lynch, Julia Child and Tennessee Williams are also among Wolf’s encounters in the pages.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s executive order about seized bitcoin mostly stayed within executive purview, but bigger moves will demand broader buy-in.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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In turn, Trump imposed double-digit tariffs against each nation until the amount of fentanyl being seized at the nation’s border drops to next to nothing.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s minimized the walks, partly due to his willingness to use his curveball early in counts for strikes to get ahead and grab count leverage.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Jones intentionally missed the free throw, grabbed his own rebound and fired a pass to Labissiere, who had popped out to the corner for a potential 3-point attempt.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Three of their 10 games with fewer than 40 3-point attempts this season have come over the last two weeks.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Something in my gut seems to relax and a feeling of safety comes over me.—
Katharina Schmidt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation could prove sticky while prices might pick up again, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler warned, signaling that the U.S. central bank should keep interest rates steady for the time.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sun Valley Poly picked up consecutive wins over Bell and Cleveland to help its potential playoff seeding int he City Section. Quentin Young of Oaks Christian created excitement with a walk-off home run to beat Harvard-Westlake 5-3.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Joey Bosa steps in for Von Miller, whom the Bills released on Sunday.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
12 Mar. 2025
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From the inception of the idea, it was suggested that the inaugural season would be the first step in a much larger concept.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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