RUNS ON Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

runs on

verb

present tense third-person singular of run on

as in chats

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 remains

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 goes 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 runs on Short-term capital, raised on an impatient timetable, is financing a technological transition whose payoff runs on a multi-year horizon. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Gomez runs on anti-Trump record Despite the abuse allegations, Gomez has the power of incumbency and name recognition in a vast and diverse district. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K runs on the A19 chip, with double the RAM, Wi-Fi 7, and a far-field microphone array for hands-free Siri. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 In the top of the fifth of Monday night’s Game 3, the Brewers mauled the Tampa Bay Rays with eight two-out runs on seven consecutive hits. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Tick the box for dim sum Served from morning until early afternoon, dim sum is the fuel that Hong Kong runs on. — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 However, in the bottom half of the inning, the Brewers scored two runs on a Christian Yelich single. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 According to the project documentation, PASSAGE runs on an Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin computer and does not require prebuilt maps or offboard computation. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Short-term, month-to-month rentals (the kind that often show up on a rent roll in a town that runs on rotating crews) were disappearing. — Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs on

Verb

Muse chats back and forth with the user, narrows in on preferences and can even complete purchases when given human approval.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Afterward, everyone chats for a little while—a manageable dose of socializing for people who’d rather not work a crowded room.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of chats

Verb

Think Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, the list goes on.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Old women lived there, lined up in front of the doors seeking shade, gathered at the laundry pool chatting for hours, discussing the Colony and the young folk and how life often goes on too long.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes on

Verb

Moore still talks to Petersen somewhat regularly, such as during the offseason and before the Apple Cup game against Washington earlier this season — Moore’s Cougars lost 24-10.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of talks

Verb

The latest test confirms that the Generalissimo Suvorov continues to participate in Russia’s combat training program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
As families’ interest in charter schools continues to grow, however — charters enrolled over 400,000 students in 2026, up nearly 50,000 students since 2022 — supply and quality must keep up with demand.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of continues

Verb

The queen bee of the group is Paulina (a sensational Denée Benton), who rambles on about her American cousins and her pro-football player boyfriend Kofi, whom no one has actually met.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Definition of rambles

Verb

Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.

— Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025

Definition of converses

Verb

Read that provision closely and mind its deadline, because the protection only lasts for a set window.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
When a clot has a clear cause, such as an injury, treatment often lasts about three months, Lombardi told Fox News Digital.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026