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run over

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verb (2)

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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About 12 hours earlier, a 90-year-old woman died on the Upper East Side when she was struck by a man operating a yellow cab and then run over by another driver, police said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 However, when the episode (also featuring an interview with Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose) ran over time, the show decided to pre-tape the interview after the broadcast in order to air it on Monday's edition. EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025 The most amazing aspect of Newton’s play is her willingness to get run over. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 He’s worked behind-the-scenes with both sides numerous times in the past for similar situations, with recent events like the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament run over the streaming platform Parsec in 2020 and the Twitch Rivals Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tournament in October 2024. Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run (over)

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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