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running after

ADJECTIVE
coming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipated expected forthcoming impending subsequent
STRONG
advancing aspiring close converging deserving docking due fated foreseen future instant marked near nearing oncoming ordained predestined preparing progressing pursuing
WEAK
about to happen almost on one at hand certain drawing near en route eventual gaining upon getting near immediate imminent in prospect in store in the offing in the wind in view next nigh prospective to-be up-and-coming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
distant
STRONG
away far gone past

Example Sentences

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Hosam Algaer, a Leipzig resident originally from Libya, told AFP he narrowly avoided being hit by the vehicle before running after it to try and help the injured until the car came to a stop.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Its three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is barred from running after being convicted in a corruption case, but her 30-year-old lieutenant Bardella could be a candidate instead.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Jenrick has proved adept at making a splash on social media - including running after fare-dodging Tube travellers - and some have wondered whether he has ever really stopped campaigning for the party leadership.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Brian and I started running after the Oldsmobile.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls