Run in and Release

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Run in verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in

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Release is an antonym for run in.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Run in is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Run in. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_in/release

Run in & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_in/release>.

Release or Run in. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_in/release.

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