1
as in visiting
to make a brief visit
I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package
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2
as in arresting
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 running in
Screenshots of the viral video show the Siberian husky running in the park with his owner.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Civil charges have also been filed against Packer, including dogs running in a pack and vicious dog, the spokesperson said.
—Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Now, as part of the House settlement, all third-party NIL deals over $600 are subject to review and approval by NIL Go, a portal the new College Sports Commission is running in conjunction with the accounting firm Deloitte.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Newsom is also weighing running in the Democratic presidential primary in 2028.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Civil charges have also been filed against Packer, including dogs running in a pack and vicious dog, the spokesperson said.
—Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Now, as part of the House settlement, all third-party NIL deals over $600 are subject to review and approval by NIL Go, a portal the new College Sports Commission is running in conjunction with the accounting firm Deloitte.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Newsom is also weighing running in the Democratic presidential primary in 2028.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running in
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As a result, same-sex couples continue to face other challenges in other aspects of daily life, from visiting their partner at hospitals to raising children, hurdles that families in many other global financial capitals that look to attract top talent no longer face.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Also tamping down interest in visiting the big trees is the fact that the park management actively discourages visitors from identifying the tallest trees.—
Greg Sullivan,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Climate change has reduced its size dramatically, to a ghost of its former self, but the surrounding mountains are still arresting.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs later accused the department of violating the order by hitting journalists with batons and arresting them during an August protest.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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But many of the best-in-class companies are seizing on the chance to innovate and evolve.—
Shefali Kapadia,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Since seizing effective control over the area after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines, China's coast guard has sought to keep local anglers away from the traditional fishing ground.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Such a characteristic suggests the possibility that planets in the disks are clearing a path by pulling in gas and dust under their own gravity – not unlike how a snowplow clears roadways.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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For tech businesses, this often means starting with a product that can be developed and taken to market quickly, enabling the company to begin pulling in revenues at the earliest possible moment.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Funke finished with 164 total yards, including 78 on the ground with all of that coming over the final three quarters.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Christmas Eve is her favorite day of the year, but she’s just been informed that her adult children won’t be coming over tonight because her ex-husband has decided to throw an impromptu wedding reception after his impromptu courthouse wedding with his second wife.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But this year Swift has a new album dropping in just a few weeks.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Republican president has repeatedly criticized both Washington and Chicago — Democratic bastions led by Black mayors — for out-of-control street crime, despite crime rates dropping in the two cities.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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When this happens for a car attacking on a corner’s outside, the driver on the inside can run their rival fully out wide without picking up a penalty.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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None are 100% at picking up cognitive issues.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Running in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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