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be running

VERB

function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behave operate react serve

STRONG

act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take

WEAK

act the part be in action be in commission be in operation do duty do one's thing get with it go to town take care of business

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop

WEAK

malfunction

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I think it’s a very unique experience to be running to represent a community that’s experiencing this level of pain, and to be in it with so many of them.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

During our investigation, we had been given a WhatsApp number on which Kardo Ranya and his associates were said to be running his business.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Turner said in that interview that he considered a presidential run in the 1990s, while married to actress Jane Fonda, but she had warned if he ran he’d be running alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“I had asthma. I had pneumonia, bronchitis. ... I never thought I’d be running because I just was not the person that would be running. I was told to stay inside, not go outside.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

She saw him coming and raised her hand in a gentle wave, but a flash of confusion crossed her face; she’d been expecting him, but she hadn’t expected him to be running.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

be running

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