Period and Run

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Period noun - An occurrence of menstruating.

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Run is a synonym for period in time topic. In some cases you can use "Run" instead a noun "Period".

Run noun - The continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation.

Usage example: the assembly line was on a 12-hour run

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Period is a synonym for run in sequence topic. Sometimes you can use "Period" instead a noun "Run", if it concerns topics such as duration.

Nearby Word: running

good	good period	good run
full	full period	full run
long	long period	long run
particular	particular period	particular run
Other adjectives: brief, short, current, original, initial, single, entire, bad, new, early, late, limited, later, last, extended, earlier, longest, longer, shorter.

Combat Pragmatist: Martin learned about hit-and-run guerrilla tactics employed by the Indians and later explained that his unit during that time period would respond in kind.

Source: Film / The Patriot
Continuity Reboot: Steel Ball Run is set in an alternate universe and starts back during the time period of Phantom Blood.

Source: Manga / JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run
Arcadia: An Enforced Trope for the crofting communities in Scotland's Western Isles during the time period of the strip's run.

Source: Comic Strip / Angus Og

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Run and Period. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/period/run

Period & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/period/run>.

Run or Period. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/period/run.

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