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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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The man was run over by a large van, called a Circulator, when two other employees inside the vehicle turned it on and the vehicle moved forward. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024 Henry is back to running over, around and past people to the tune of a league-leading 480 yards rushing. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 Unfortunately, after a shootout, he is run over by a speeding car in the grossest of ways. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 Police stated that during the pursuit the suspect tried to run over an officer, ran multiple red lights and swerved into oncoming traffic. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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