Synonyms of ran through

ran through

verb

past tense of run through

1

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• punctured
• pierced
• picked
• stuck
• jabbed
• pecked
• spiked
• speared
• impaled
• transfixed
• spitted
• sliced
• transpierced
• skewered
• pinked
• lanced
• poked
• harpooned
• gored
• punched
• perforated
• riddled
• thrust
• spindled
• gimleted
• poniarded
• cut
• bayoneted
• pinpricked
• pricked
• dirked
• knifed
• pronged
• quilled
• piked

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• threw away
• frittered (away)
• wasted
• fiddled away
• trifled (away)
• played ducks and drakes with
• lavished
• squandered
• dissipated
• blew
• misspent
• laid out
• consumed
• exhausted
• depleted
• impoverished
• overspent
• splurged
• expended
• disbursed
• indulged
• shot
• overindulged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• protected
• preserved
• saved
• laid up
• economized
• hoarded
• skimped
• scrimped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ran through

Jil Sander‘s creative director Simone Bellotti has delivered one of the more enigmatic campaigns for fall — shot outdoors like so many this season, but also referring to interiors, a theme that ran through his fall collection. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Many of these villages sat dozens of metres above the banks of the Trishuli River, which ran through Poudel’s native Nuwakot District. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Webber’s original show premiered on Broadway back in 1982 and ran through 2000, winning seven Tony awards. — Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

In the past, the Latino Fest’s parade ran through 8th Street, but the road is currently a mess of construction. — Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Designed to improve on the image quality of 35mm, Technirama film ran through the camera horizontally in the same manner as VistaVision and, later, IMAX. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

After practice, all of the Cowboys players ran through a handshake line with the military personnel on the field, including Prescott. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Throughout its duration, Agbaji rotated between training stations as campers ages 8-18 ran through drills focused on skills, teamwork and leadership. — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026