: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
Examples of run-through in a Sentence
Noun
could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about?
Verb
before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife
how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Last week's nighttime dress rehearsal closely mirrors a daytime run-through that the crew completed in 2023.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Security footage from a nearby house showed the dogs scratching at someone’s door and running through yards before Henry was allegedly attacked.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This shortlist is divided into three sections, an alphabetical run-through of ten of his best acting efforts (both the classics and the ones that deserve more attention) and five of his turns behind the camera.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Last week's nighttime dress rehearsal closely mirrors a daytime run-through that the crew completed in 2023.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Predators offense runs through him — no one else on that team sets up as many scoring chances for himself or his teammates — and his league-wide peers in that regard are considerably younger next-wave players like Quinn and Luke Hughes.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Security footage from a nearby house showed the dogs scratching at someone’s door and running through yards before Henry was allegedly attacked.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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