RAN THROUGH Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

ran through

verb

past tense of run through

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

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as in spent

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

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Recent Examples of ran through But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general. —

ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 Few teams have showcased gutsier wins than Hanover to reach this final, needing heroic efforts from a crew of players fighting off an illness bug that ran through the locker room at the worst time. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026 Caution ran through much of the market conversation. —

Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 Afterward, Adam ran through individual fielding drills with runners on base. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 While Moore and her friend ran through some ideas, her son picked up a camera, began taking pictures, and directed them to strike certain poses. —

Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2026 On Friday, the CNBC Investing Club held its February Monthly Meeting, where Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis ran through each stock in the portfolio. —

Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026 Part of his game-ready preparation is keeping his 37-year-old body in peak condition, so Friday when John Collins suffered a head injury, Kawhi Leonard left the game because of stiffness in his left ankle and Bennedict Mathurin fouled out, the plays ran through him. —

Janis Carr, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 Fernandez positioned himself on the shoulder of the last defender as Malo Gusto worked space for a low cross from the right that ran through to the back post. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026

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Daniel Montano, 21, was stabbed during a chaotic early morning brawl Easter Sunday, according to Wilmington police.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Carl Reed was sentenced to 27 years in prison in 2005 for the killing of 66-year-old Kim Van Vo, who had been stabbed 11 times in his apartment at an assisted living facility.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026