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
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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
His illness has limited him to light catch play over the past few days, and the shift in plans meant some slight alterations to his routine, which Ireton ran through with club security.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
But dig deeper, and everything ran through her.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The operation involved about 1,500 feet of a 5-inch supply hose in the street that ran through neighboring yards and into roads in Bristol, Heath said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Music ran through the extended family, too.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Loftin ran through a stop sign given by Royals third base coach Vance Wilson.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
But dig deeper, and everything ran through her.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The operation involved about 1,500 feet of a 5-inch supply hose in the street that ran through neighboring yards and into roads in Bristol, Heath said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Music ran through the extended family, too.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Loftin ran through a stop sign given by Royals third base coach Vance Wilson.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran through
Verb
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Horne's announcement came just over two weeks after a 16-year-old was fatally stabbed in a classroom in west Phoenix's Maryvale High School.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The son and daughter of one of the victims said their father was stabbed several times after someone broke into his home.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those of us who spent a lot of time at our grandma’s house can spot Tupperware containers in two seconds flat.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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More of their budgets are spent on health care than what's spent by younger working adults, for example.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That moment punctured the membrane between past and present for me.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The squirrel’s back was punctured through the skin, but the talon marks were not deep enough to have been fatal.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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Masataka Yoshida walked and Romy Gonzalez singled to put two men on with one out, and Ceddanne Rafaela reached on an infield single, which Pirates third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa threw away to allow Yoshida to score.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Spurs threw away a two-goal lead in those final stages, then lost on penalties.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The fatal knife wound pierced Martin's sternum before going into his heart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eastern Washington lost its opening game last week and has not had a winning season since 2021.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2007, Kansas was picked to play in the Orange Bowl over Mizzou, even though the Tigers were ranked higher and had won the head-to-head matchup in the final week of the regular season.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Raynor picked Southeast Missouri State apart, completing 81% of his passes while accumulating 345 total yards and 3 touchdowns.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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This was the case for me, as a freshman who was secretly stuck in a cycle of binge eating and restriction but whose outer appearance didn’t change.—
Mallary Tenore Tarpley,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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And that has stuck pretty much ever since.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Ran through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20through. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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