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
Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Raymond stages a run-in with Holden (Edmund Donovan), the grandson who now controls the collection.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 9 Mar. 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
For the anniversary special, Streep played Colleen Rafferty Sr., the equally unfiltered mother who also had raunchy run-ins with extraterrestrials.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Raymond stages a run-in with Holden (Edmund Donovan), the grandson who now controls the collection.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run in
Verb
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Though the boy and his family rejected the offer to instead auction the item with Fanatics Collect, Pirates owner Bob Nutting still offered a meeting with Pirates players when the team visits LA this season, according to MLB.com.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Variety recently visited Rebecca Talent’s fictional offices and sat down with Écija and Mediaset España head of acquisitions Ghislain Barrois to discuss their glitzy new adaptation.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
21 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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They were arrested in September 2023, as Azerbaijan was carrying out the mass expulsion of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed enclave of Azerbaijan that until 2023 was inhabited and governed by its indigenous ethnic Armenian majority.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
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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Furman’s brother, Jason, is a Harvard University economist who has had his own encounter with the current campus climate.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
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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The area around the strait in the past has seen Iran seize commercial ships and purportedly launch attacks since President Donald Trump first unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
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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Something in my gut seems to relax and a feeling of safety comes over me.—
Katharina Schmidt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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Raised in a household of audiophiles, Thomas picked up the trumpet at 11 and went on to become an authority in his field.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
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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“Run in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20in. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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