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step (on)

verb

Definition of step (on)

as in to run over

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Tsai said customers' shopping sessions routinely ran over 30 minutes on average, and that time kept compounding as Fanatics released upwards of a thousand new products each week.

— Ian Thomas, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Skattebo found a crease, lowered his helmet and ran over an opposing defender.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of run over

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As the savings from their years abroad run down, and the limits on their freedom as a gay couple close in, the relationship comes under strain.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
The Valkyries decided to allow the clock to run down and the Dream could exhale.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

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