run across

verb

ran across; run across; running across; runs across
Synonyms of run acrossnext

transitive verb

: to meet with or discover by chance

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Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (4-5) gave up just two unearned runs across seven innings while striking out six. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Wharton let the ball run across his body inside his own half and fizzed a pass into the feet of Yeremy Pino, taking out the entire West Ham midfield. — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The pullback runs across nearly every major market rather than concentrating in a few, with active Austin pipelines down 58% year over year and Phoenix down 46%. — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 His answer is Jarvis, a proprietary AI operating layer now running across Everything Bagel Partners. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run across

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“Run across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20across. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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