RAN INTO Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ran into

phrase

past tense of run into

as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed.

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as in encountered

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store.

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Recent Examples of ran into The reality check for this Texas Tech football team took place in the first half, trailing 24-6 as both teams ran into the locker room after what was an eye-opening performance by the Red Raiders offense with two turnovers and just six points. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Kaylub Giamanco, who ran into an elementary school to stop a mass killing, gave his first interview to Oregon Public Broadcasting. — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 This is where Katie Zacharia, who was fired last week, ran into trouble. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 The new concealer was originally launched as the Wide Awake Brightening Concealer alongside the Wide Awake Brightening Neutralizer, but ran into controversy just days after launch. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026 Thirteen years into the AI revolution and three years into mass adoption of large language models and image models, that story ran into a problem. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Instead, the Dodgers ran into the team with the best regular-season record. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Keller started 5-0 in 2021, 2022, and 2023, but each time ran into Southlake Carroll to end the streaks. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 As recently as fall 2023, the stepmother ran into Laura Hamilton, who was working as a clerk at a Dollar Tree in town, and Hamilton indicated that Kari Siira still lived in her home under her care, according to court records. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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bumped into

Phrase

As people consume more power, they are bumped into Tier 2, where electricity is more expensive, with the highest rates in Tier 3, which is only in effect from June through September.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Outside Austin, an 11-year-old bumped into a school counselor.

— Rosie Cima, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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