as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a rundown of the suspect's lengthy police record
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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a run-down old house that really should be torn down
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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
I'm afraid I'll be staying home today as I'm feeling run-down
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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
finally ran down the answer after hours of research
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as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it
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Recent Examples of rundown
Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Spotify Wrapped, the app's annual rundown of each user's listening data for the year, historically drops around the top of December.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
This illusion is shattered by the reality of what Martin’s doing: drugging, raping, and murdering people in a run-down part of Pittsburgh whose urban decay might as well reek of death itself.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Twice, Penn State were halted at the goalline without scoring, including in the final five minutes of the game, before Ohio State ran down the clock with its running game.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Here's a rundown: Second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris: A second debate between Trump and Harris was never scheduled.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Spotify Wrapped, the app's annual rundown of each user's listening data for the year, historically drops around the top of December.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Here’s a run-down of the best Halloween TV episodes of all time, presented in alphabetical order.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
This illusion is shattered by the reality of what Martin’s doing: drugging, raping, and murdering people in a run-down part of Pittsburgh whose urban decay might as well reek of death itself.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
Kemp is rumored to be considering a run for Senate against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, that year or keeping options open for a White House run down the line.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Twice, Penn State were halted at the goalline without scoring, including in the final five minutes of the game, before Ohio State ran down the clock with its running game.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Now, Cook, 64, relies on summaries from Apple Intelligence, the tech giant’s newest AI offering.Morgan Smith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Her sweet idiot of a neighbor stood on the unlit front porch of his dilapidated brick rancher as the sun dipped below the horizon and shadows stretched to swallow him.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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While Abang quietly guts chickens in the Pudu wet market and takes odd jobs for half the wages a legal worker would receive, Adik is seen fleeing from a raid by immigration police in a dilapidated apartment block.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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All but one of those patients had been exposed to sick cattle or poultry on farms.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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There is no cure for a sick heart, definitely not in Ferrante’s universe, where desire burns down to an ember that lingers, waiting to be fanned and catch fire.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Where to vote early: Atlanta residents in Fulton County can find early voting locations on the Department of Registration and Elections website.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Their apartment complex backed up to a shortcut that leads to running trails along UGA's campus where Riley was found dead in a wooded area, partially naked and covered in leaves, that afternoon.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The company dismissed its previous auditor, Marcum Asia CPAs LLP, and engaged WithumSmith+Brown, PC as its new auditor.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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Douglas, who was in the final year of his contract after being hired in 2019, was not consulted by Johnson when the owner made the decision to dismiss Saleh and replace him on an interim basis with defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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Soft landing optimism has led the 2024 stock rally to broaden as of late into more neglected areas of the market such as small-caps.Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
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The craftsperson who did the work on her kitchen learned how to make Mexican pool tiles into mosaics for the primary bathroom.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
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The character was introduced just to learn from John, rather than to teach him anything or affect him in any deep way.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Rundown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rundown. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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