RUN INTO Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

run into

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Definition of run into

as in find

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 encounter

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 run into However, a two-man midfield could be overwhelmed against an opponent like Spain, who France could run into in the semi-finals and play with three midfielders and sometimes even have a box midfield of four. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026 After a sloppy midfield giveaway — somewhat of a theme for Portugal in this tournament — Spain was able to find space running into the box for a shot on goal from Mikel Oyarzabal. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 Similar action took place in Nvidia Monday after the company disputed a report by SemiAnalysis that its next-gen Kyber server rack was running into delays. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 7 July 2026 In October 2023, the museum presented a New York pop-up at Pier 36 that ran into the following January. — Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run into

Recent Examples of Synonyms for run into

bump into

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Reports have described delivery robots bumping into people, getting stuck in odd places and raising accessibility concerns.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
When a bubble bumped into the cell, their membranes would fuse, releasing the supplies inside.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of bump into

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