WELLS (UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

wells (up)

verb

Definition of wells (up)

present tense third-person singular of well (up)

as in runs over

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Verb

Meyer goes for five after All-Star news Pitcher Max Meyer got the start for Miami, allowing four hits and two runs over five innings.

— Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
After Hunter Brown allowed a season-high seven runs over four innings, Houston’s bullpen combined to hold the Rays to a run over the final innings, with Josh Hader (3-0) earning the win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of runs over

Verb

When Mexico wins, and does so with authority at a World Cup, the party spills into the streets.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Grief has always been at the core of the French Cuban twin duo’s work, but joy spills over in the rumbling electronic-R&B production, dramatic strings, and exultant hand percussion of Offering, their first album as independent artists.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of spills

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