Synonyms for run for
run for

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1. run, run forverb

   extend or continue for a certain period of time

   "The film runs 5 hours"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, melt

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1. Bill Clinton:

   It certainly enhances the sense of responsibility I feel to try to make my case as effectively as possible, it's so contrary to what I think politics should be about, and the kind of people who should run for the most important job in the world. So I try not to be distracted by it or be knocked off course by it. But I do feel extra pressure when I hear some of what they say.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   I think it’s true that there are tactical reasons for Ryan doing this to protect his members, the more cynical comments have been about [Ryan] looking for his own run for 2020, in the future; he is trying to appease his donors. I think that is rubbish.

3. Joe Kent:

   I would encourage anybody who is concerned with the direction this country is heading to get out there, run for something, start supporting candidates they believe in, showing up to meetings, getting theirfriends registered to vote. I had never considered running for Congress before. I feel like if I do n’t go do this, I ’m going to regret it.

4. Leslie Marshall:

   Charlie Crist can and should use that to stand to run for governor and having plans, bigger aspirations for the state, for the presidency, because, you know, all you have to do is paint it as they don't really care about you. You're not here. I'm here.

5. Senator Harris:

   When I started my run for president, I said America needs a president who reflects the decency and dignity of the American people ; a president who speaks the truth ; and a president who fights for those whose voices are too often overlooked or ignored. I still believe that to this day. That is why I am proud to announce I am endorsing my friend, Vice President Beau Biden, for President of the United States.