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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

Example Sentences

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Maybe you need to squint to see it right now, but after I give you this egg “biscuit” recipe, you’ll be running to the kitchen and that image will become much clearer.

From Salon • May 22, 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

"I don't think we'll be running out of fuel," he told reporters.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Taking that approach, core PCE inflation, which excludes food and energy, would be running closer to 2.3% than 3%.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

If I had known I was going to be running a half marathon all around the hospital, I might’ve bothered to bring my portable oxygen.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

be running

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