Increase
Run
How words are described
| brief | brief increase | brief run |
| short | short increase | short run |
| standard | standard increase | standard run |
| average | average increase | average run |
| Other adjectives: free, many, small, actual, big, little, new, later, recent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Many birds are capable of doing this by flapping their wings to increase traction as they run, even while they are too young to fly.
Source: Wall Run - Firefly: The series begins with Simon and River being fugitives on the run from a totalitarian government, and their problems only increase from there.
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Instead of going from 10-11 pm, they had it run from 10-11:30 pm to increase the suspense of the final elimination.
Source: Series / Top Chef
Cite this Source
Run and Increase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/run
Increase & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/run>.
Run or Increase. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/run.
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