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 After confirming that the line from Exeter that ran through the village of Starcross didn’t open until the end of May, 1846, Cade and his team turned to the schedule for additional clues. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 My brother could see Tommy’s truck, so my brother and one of his friends ran through the woods to him. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 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 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

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After losing in 2024, McGinn has repeatedly raised concerns on the campaign trail about Bradley’s absence from a vote in the Senate on legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
As seen on a surveillance video, the man walked up to the victim, grabbed him, and stabbed him multiple times before fleeing from the scene.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Art of Play then shared another statement, explaining that Clark spent just five minutes in the store before taking off.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
Having studied fashion and previously working as a stylist, Jouffret has spent the past eight years overseeing the costumes and characters that appear on-screen.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of spent

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Grill the potatoes, cut sides down first, then flip with tongs, until golden brown, crispy on the edges, and easily punctured by a thermometer probe.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
At stake are large payments the state receives as part of the compact, which the Tribe could suspend if its monopoly on sports betting is punctured.

— Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of punctured

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His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lost

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The sound of jackhammering in the Horsches’ backyard pierced the otherwise quiet street Wednesday afternoon.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Neighbors in the area say the bullets pierced parked cars, trash cans, even the bedroom window of someone blocks away.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pierced

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The offense too often became chaotic, and the Rockets threw away several winnable games during the regular season because of poor execution.

— William Guillory, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The affidavit against the suspects alleges the teens threw away Erving’s phone and clothing, ABC News and CBS News reported.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of threw away

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