RUNS UPON Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

runs upon

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present tense third-person singular of run upon

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance The boy ran upon a small house while exploring the woods.

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as in encounters

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face We ran upon our neighbor in the grocery store.

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runs into

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In one, Gere embraces Alejandra as their son runs into the shot; another shows the three embracing in a group hug.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Torrents of water wiped out footbridges over Bright Angel Creek that runs into the Colorado River, widening the bed and extending an existing river rapid or creating a new one.

— Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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