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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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When another employee is run over in a parking lot, Henry and Janet learn that two of the firm’s top executives are planning something. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2024 That carjacking happened just before 3 p.m. In August, a woman was assaulted and ran over by her own vehicle during a carjacking less than a mile away from Thursday’s incident. Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024 Fill the top tank to the marked lines with warm water and detergent, pull a trigger on the handle to wet wash, and then run over the area slowly and watch the bottom tank fill with dirty water. Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024 While Coughenour was able to swim back to the boat, Barnes ended up getting run over by the vessel. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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