RAN DOWN Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

ran down

verb

past tense of run down

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort finally ran down the answer after hours of research

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as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it

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Recent Examples of ran down Vertical stripes ran down much of the dress before shifting direction along the hem. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Bleday also hit a deep drive that Arizona center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt ran down at the wall in the seventh and struck out in the ninth The 28-year-old left fielder topped his career high with the homer, his 21st of the season. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The land, most of it operated by the Peconic Land Trust to ensure it’s never developed, ran down to the bay, and there were hiking paths running through the entire property. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Moments after the family left in a vehicle, six police officers ran down the street as a heavy law enforcement presence descended on downtown Las Vegas following reports of gunfire. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 In one instance, a witness said Redway arrived at practice wearing a cassock, ran down the aisle, and exited the church. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Maria, 32, grabbed her phone and ran down the stairs barefoot. — Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026 Everyone inside the building ran down the emergency stairs. — Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026 Byron Buxton scorched a double into the gap that Andy Pages ran down and, without stopping, whipped back to Betts as the cutoff man. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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The company, founded in 1995, has grown through a combination of scale and acquisitions, building an operation that spans much of the food supply chain.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The trio, who founded the startup, were sued for securities fraud, common law fraud, and breach of contract.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of found

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Lessons learned The research shows how transformative infrastructure investments can be, according to Edward Miguel, a development economist at the University of California, Berkeley, who was not part of the research team.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Authorities learned Kreuzer had previously been arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, domestic violence and leading law enforcement officers on a vehicle pursuit.

— Daniel Hunt August 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of learned

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In this location, the telescope will rarely be blocked by Earth and infrared heat from the Earth, sun and moon is minimized.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of minimized

Verb

Multiple playable pre-release versions of Portal 2 contain some of the most intriguing cut content discovered so far.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Gyirong county, where the border port is located, has a permanent population of less than 20,000.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
For example, the group’s Parkway MediCentre, which is located in Singapore’s Woodleigh district, offers chronic disease management services and consultations with dermatology and obstetrics and gynaecology specialists.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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