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as in smugglers
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
a drug runner
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as in messengers
one that carries a message or does an errand
sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast
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Recent Examples of runners
When runners are on base, the hitters are unable to drive them in for runs.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Nike had unveiled a radically new design for Breaking2, incorporating a curved carbon-fiber plate into a thick wedge of springy midsole foam, which external lab data suggested would make runners several percent faster.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Staff were stationed throughout, giving runners directions, passing out water and cheering us on.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Soler and Nolan Schanuel each drove in a run in the ninth against Grant Taylor before Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on a bouncer to second, stranding runners at second and third.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The Guardians had runners on second and third with one out after pinch-hitter Kyle Manzardo's single and Chase DeLauter's double, but Bryan Baker struck out pinch-hitter George Valera and Schneemann for his seventh save.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Soler and Nolan Schanuel each drove in a run in the ninth against Grant Taylor before Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on a bouncer to second, stranding runners at second and third.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
But Izzo hung tough to strand six runners.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
In Monday’s game, the club finished 5-for-21 with runners in scoring position and left 16 men on base.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Nike had unveiled a radically new design for Breaking2, incorporating a curved carbon-fiber plate into a thick wedge of springy midsole foam, which external lab data suggested would make runners several percent faster.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Staff were stationed throughout, giving runners directions, passing out water and cheering us on.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Soler and Nolan Schanuel each drove in a run in the ninth against Grant Taylor before Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on a bouncer to second, stranding runners at second and third.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The Guardians had runners on second and third with one out after pinch-hitter Kyle Manzardo's single and Chase DeLauter's double, but Bryan Baker struck out pinch-hitter George Valera and Schneemann for his seventh save.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Soler and Nolan Schanuel each drove in a run in the ninth against Grant Taylor before Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on a bouncer to second, stranding runners at second and third.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
But Izzo hung tough to strand six runners.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
In Monday’s game, the club finished 5-for-21 with runners in scoring position and left 16 men on base.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runners
Noun
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Police operations led to the arrest of 480 smugglers last year, the French Interior Ministry said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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Police operations led to the arrest of 480 smugglers last year, the French Interior Minister said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.—
Nadia Gill,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The messengers were scheduled to deliver offerings from the emperor, the shrine said on its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Higher-level couriers in the United States are still being investigated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sam An, a pharmacist at a compounding pharmacy until 2021, told me that his workplace employed about twenty people—pharmacists, technicians, cashiers, couriers—in what resembled a chemistry laboratory.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Runners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runners. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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