RAN ON Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

ran on

verb

past tense of run on

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years

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as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state allow the savings account to run on for now

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as in went on

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on

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Recent Examples of ran on Nobody ran on the field playing a banjo to defend America's honor. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 For example, a client’s original software build ran on no-code, which was functional for a time but eventually led to friction. — Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 But Pratt, a Trump-friendly Republican in a deep-blue city, ran on a promise of radical reform at City Hall. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The model will handle document-review tasks that previously ran on Claude. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Paramount+ is also streaming all eight episodes of the first season, which ran on BET+ and BET previously, free on their YouTube channel. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 Platner ran on a progressive platform centered on affordability, universal health care and getting corporate money and influence out of politics. — Saige Miller, NPR, 10 July 2026 El-Sayed ran on a Sanders-esque populist platform, including a call for single-payer health care and to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 The former hedge fund manager ran on a progressive platform, promising to slash electricity bills by 25%, build 1 million new homes and rollout single-payer health insurance. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

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Verb

Attendees chatted and celebrated another successful season with Silvia Prada behind the DJ booth.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
During pre-show cocktails in the Grand Tier Bar, Sigourney Weaver chatted with Frances McDormand as Katie Holmes arrived with her artist beau, Jason Bard Yarmosky.

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatted

Verb

Though the station itself was torn down in the late 1960s, the Caledonian hotel remained, and has been under Waldorf Astoria's ownership since 2012.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
From there on out, Anderson remained a frequent collaborator with the Coen Brothers, going on to storyboard each of their films.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

Following its release, the track logged 38 weeks atop Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart, won a Latin Grammy and went on to win regional Mexican song of the year at the BMI Latin Awards.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Trained by Mark, the colt went on to win the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown, which also includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of went on

Verb

But after returning to Kansas City following that second interview in the Windy City, Matthews talked with then-Royals owner Ewing Kauffman.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Read Cep’s Profile of Kingsolver » Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of talked

Verb

After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Temasek, however, remains bullish on AI over the longer term and has continued to increase investments into the sector.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.

— Kendrick Calfee June 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026

Definition of rambled

Verb

Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversed

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