as in to move
to leave a place often for another
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along
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Recent Examples of run along
Businesses along Big Basin Way, which runs along what is technically Highway 9, make up the Saratoga Village, considered the city’s downtown.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Tropical plants and sculptures are interspersed throughout the property, which runs along Biscayne Bay.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
The pup was found about 3 or 4 miles from the family’s home, which runs along the railroad tracks, Gordon told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
But Interstate 70 runs along Quinter's bottom edge, and Kerns' Dairy Queen is a popular stop for travelers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Tropical plants and sculptures are interspersed throughout the property, which runs along Biscayne Bay.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
The pup was found about 3 or 4 miles from the family’s home, which runs along the railroad tracks, Gordon told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
But Interstate 70 runs along Quinter's bottom edge, and Kerns' Dairy Queen is a popular stop for travelers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run along
Verb
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But this move now primes them to break the long drought and be much more formidable moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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There is so much more to do, of course, but the speed with which our company responded and acted to help the needs of so many was impressive and moving.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Companies such as Gojek, Carousell and Grab were among the first to provide strong opportunities for investors to exit, or a way to sell their stake for a profit.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ferrell is on the cowbell, and fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson’s (Christopher Walken) gotta have more cowbell, baby.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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That would come on top of a 10% across-the-board tariff that went into effect last week on top of other tariffs on Chinese goods and stricter 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum that Trump announced Monday.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hathaway's seconds-long appearance quickly went viral on social media as fans embraced the cheerful clip.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then, when Wehmeyer was fifteen, his mother suffered a heart attack, and his father walked out.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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After Hurley walked out, his assistant coaches finished stripping the paint off the locker room walls.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The guard tried to stop the fare evader, who became irate and pulled out a boxcutter, slashing the guard across the face.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, Kelsea Ballerini pulled out all the stops to recruit the contestant likeliest to win a Kelsea Ballerini Lookalike Contest.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
10 Feb. 2025
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How this small but annoying quirk came to be — and how to fix it There might be several reasons why bar culture has tipped in a way that makes a bartender feel like an old grump yelling at children to get off his lawn.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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The month of February got off to a warm start in Kansas City, with the average temperature being about nine degrees above normal.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20along. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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