Run
Run noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.
Usage example: the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show
Nearby Word: running
Term
Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.
Usage example: elected for a two-year term as mayor
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Synonyms for Term
Run and term are semantically related in interval topic. Sometimes you can use "Run" instead a noun "Term".
How words are described
| old | old run | old term |
| full | full run | full term |
| long | long run | long term |
| better | better run | better term |
| Other adjectives: short, standard, original, single, popular, actual, real, new, final, neutral, next, last, longer, five-year, presidential. | ||
Common collocations
| times | run times | term times |
Both words in one sentence
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If a name later gets adopted for a sexual term, those who had the name before the drift run afoul of this (those named after, however, run into one of the above issues instead).
Source: Unfortunate Names - None of their long-term strategies work against the Windemere Kingdom and more than once they are forced on the defensive or just run away.
Source: Failure Hero - Lyndon Johnson, like Truman, served out the remainder of his predecessor's term and won a term for himself, but didn't run again.
Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens
Cite this Source
Term and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/term
Run & Term. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/term>.
Term or Run. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/term.
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