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Synonyms for run

Two senses of run live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsChange

progress by being changed

Run through your presentation before the meeting.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

move

Same sentence, swapped: Move through your presentation before the meeting.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for run as it is used in the sentence above.

escape
end
die

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

perform as expected when applied

Does this old car still run well?

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

work

Same sentence, swapped: Does this old car still work well?

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for run as it is used in the sentence above.

carry
escape
malfunction

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other change words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

matchverbfitmake correspond or harmonizeFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line pitverb, nounstoneremove the pits fromFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line pullverbtakeremove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractFoothillsHas a reason line readyadjective, verbquickapprehending and responding with speed and sensitivityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line partitionverbzoneseparate or apportion into sectionsRidgeline perennialadjectiverepeatedrecurring again and againHigh Camp perfectverbhonemake perfect or completeRidgelineHas a reason line pathnounwaya course of conductFoothillsHas a reason line

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