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as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
a drug runner
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast
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Recent Examples of runner
Gift it to the runner or hiker who always asks for snacks and monitors his daily water intake.
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Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
In Marquette, Michigan, runners can choose to run a 5K or a 10K.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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The workout tracking app Strava has become one of the most ubiquitous among runners.
—Jack Hillcox, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
These results echo the findings of a previous study using Grace Imaging’s device on runners.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
In Marquette, Michigan, runners can choose to run a 5K or a 10K.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Related article Rucking is an easy way to fitness
The workout tracking app Strava has become one of the most ubiquitous among runners.
—Jack Hillcox, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
These results echo the findings of a previous study using Grace Imaging’s device on runners.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for runner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runner
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Criminal groups both drove much of the migration and made a several-hundred-million-dollar business out of it, taxing migrant smugglers, charging migrants fees, and kidnapping them for ransom.Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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While De León interviewed countless migrants and smugglers, his book focuses on the journeys of nearly half a dozen people from Honduras, Mexico and elsewhere.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Named after the swift messenger god, Mercury rules communication, thought processes, technology and travel.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Importantly, this includes your phone dialer and messenger, the very two apps the FBI and CISA have pointed out should be encrypted if at all possible.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Audiences first saw the chaos in 2002's 28 Days Later, which starred Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma amid the outbreak.Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runner. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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