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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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Fullerton’s scoring drought helped UCSD blow the game open with an extended 45-11 run over a 17-minute stretch and rolled to its 11th consecutive win. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2025 Shares have had a rough run over the past year, falling more than 10% in the past 12 months. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025 Jags have won three in row in series including 37-34 in October, but Indy is on a 5-1 run over Jacksonville in its home dome. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 All of that frolicking fun that Bourbon Street represents came crashing down on this New Year’s Eve when an insane terrorist ran over a mob of people who were there to celebrate, just as so many of us have been there to celebrate over the generations. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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