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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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With Rangers now arithmetically out of the running after three consecutive losses, it is down to Hearts and defending champions Celtic.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

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

O’Brien eventually makes it to the Oscars stage, with the children still running after him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 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

I wonder how many girls are running after him, a decorated military officer.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

running after

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