Run
Run verb - To go at a pace faster than a walk.
Stand around is an antonym for run.
Nearby Word: running
Stand around
Both terms in one sentence
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These are women, usually addicted to some form of illegal drugs, who stand around on street corners in run-down areas.
Source: Streetwalker -
All he does is run down a narrow hallway and stand around so he can be shot five times.
Source: Take That, Scrappy! - Yet they will frequently run away from enemies (including ones who can't fly), or stand around watching flying opponents as if they could not reach them.
Source: Forgot About His Powers
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Stand around and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/stand_around
Run & Stand around. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/stand_around>.
Stand around or Run. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/stand_around.
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