RUN ACROSS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

run across

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Definition of run across

as in find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance She ran across an old friend at lunch.

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as in encounter

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

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As Rhaenyra slowly descends into a pit of despair, cruelty and desperation, Daemon and his armies run into some snags on their assault of Tumbleton thanks to the various tricks Lord Ormund has up his sleeves.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Don Nelson’s path to the Dallas Mavericks Nellie was the head coach behind a long line of solid Milwaukee Bucks teams in the ‘80s that constantly ran into Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of run into

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The Aries Moon in your 11th House of Friends squares Mercury in your 2nd House of Resources, so group excitement could bump into budget reality.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Seth Rollins bumped into the official and came back with a Dean Ambrose clothesline.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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