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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
Athletes ran through the crowd, greeted with high fives.
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Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Fans in blue Brunson and orange Karl-Anthony Towns jerseys ran through the streets.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi first met at WrestleMania 42, where Femi ran through Lesnar in dominant fashion.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Small perforations dotted the front of the toe box, while a thin black stripe ran through the aged off-white midsole.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
The initial round of talks ran through March 15, before SAG-AFTRA gave way to the WGA, which has an earlier deadline.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Its final show was a two-venue collaboration with Parker Gallery for the late California artist Wally Hedrick, which ran through April 4.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 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.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Afterward, Adam ran through individual fielding drills with runners on base.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Fans in blue Brunson and orange Karl-Anthony Towns jerseys ran through the streets.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi first met at WrestleMania 42, where Femi ran through Lesnar in dominant fashion.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Small perforations dotted the front of the toe box, while a thin black stripe ran through the aged off-white midsole.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
The initial round of talks ran through March 15, before SAG-AFTRA gave way to the WGA, which has an earlier deadline.
—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Its final show was a two-venue collaboration with Parker Gallery for the late California artist Wally Hedrick, which ran through April 4.
—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 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
Afterward, Adam ran through individual fielding drills with runners on base.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran through
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The latest homicide was reported on Tuesday after a man was stabbed in the 400 block of South San Joaquin Street in Downtown Stockton.
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With that knife, Bland stabbed her husband in the head and neck — and, afterward, sliced her teenage daughter in the forearm as the teen tried to get Emii from Bland, the report says.
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Some employees have spent decades here.
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The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
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Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.
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But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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The Giants got a gift run against Meyer in the second when shortstop Otto Lopez threw away a potential double-play ball hit by Arraez.
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Then Reed Sheppard threw away the ensuing inbound pass, leading directly to a tying 3 from LeBron James.
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Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
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In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
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Video from Kentucky showed emergency crews wading through knee-deep floodwaters to rescue residents who got stuck in their cars amid the floods Monday.
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As the gut is considered a second brain, the process involves listening in with a stethoscope while manual, hands-on therapy helps the body shift more easily between fight-or-flight and not get stuck in one.
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“Ran through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20through. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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