Run and Tend

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Run verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).

Usage example: unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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Tend is a synonym for run in incline topic. In some cases you can use "Tend" instead a verb "Run".

Nearby Word: running

Tend verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).

Usage example: her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics

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Run is a synonym for tend in incline topic. Sometimes you can use "Run" instead a verb "Tend".

life	run life	tend life
people	run people	tend people
farm	run farm	tend farm
way	run way	tend way
Other words: bit, game, times, attacks.

It doesn't always work because he can't do anything to sinless men, though those tend to run away from the blade.

Source: Literature / Warbreaker
Curiously in Invictus-run cities the Carthians tend to be the least amoral vampires, while Carthian-run cities tend to run downhill at record speeds.

Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment
This is because the Covenants of the New World of Darkness tend to work to mitigate the peculiarities of elder vampires, rather than simply giving them the run of the show.

Source: Bad Boss

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Tend and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/tend

Run & Tend. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/tend>.

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