WELLED (UP) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

welled (up)

verb

past tense of well (up)

as in ran over

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ran over

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Once he was secured in place, his UConn teammates ran over to the end zone to offer support as Brown was carried off.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
One driver, the tree crew told us, ran over the cones while the crew removed the pine.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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