Run
Run verb - To go after or on the track of.
Usage example: if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt
Nearby Word: running
Seek
Seek verb - To go in search of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In one Woody Woodpecker comic, Woody, his niece, and his nephew run out of gas and seek help at the nearby Red Diamond Mine.
Source: Worthless Treasure Twist -
Throughout its run, the players would seek out the Free Missions with the most efficient EXP gain, and the lobby for that mission would similarly be packed.
Source: Abridged Arena Array - The Achilles' Heel of Vampire teams in Blood Bowl: Vampires have a 1/6 chance each turn to run off to seek blood to feed on instead of playing the game.
Source: Warm Bloodbags Are Everywhere
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Seek and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/seek
Run & Seek. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/seek>.
Seek or Run. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/seek.
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