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verb

Definition of run throughnext
1
as in to puncture
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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2
as in to spend
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

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run-through

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noun

ˈrən-ˌthrü How to pronounce run-through (audio)
as in summary
a short statement of the main points could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about?

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Recent Examples of run through
Verb
The increase is retroactive to July 1 and the agreement runs through June 30, 2028. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 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
Noun
But there’s always going to be a market for reassuring familiarity — a run-through of someone’s greatest hits to a rhythm of rise, fall, and redemption, touching on the darker stuff only on the way to a triumphant close. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026 Jordan, in fact, completed his first run-through of the show less than an hour before chatting with THR. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run through
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run through
  1. puncture
  2. spend
  3. summary
  4. pierce
  5. lose
  6. outline
  7. stab
  8. throw away
Verb
  • For especially delicate foods, make sure the toothpicks are secure and don’t touch anything that could be punctured or contaminated.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The needle accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of puncture
Verb
  • Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The president responded by saying his administration wouldn't spend the $257 million appropriated by Congress on renovating the building unless the building also bears his name.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spend
Noun
  • Plot summary Severance’s protagonist, Mark Scout (Adam Scott), is a former history professor who opted for the severance procedure to escape his intense grief after the sudden death of his wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The records acquired by the Sentinel and Sun Sentinel expand and detail the broad findings in an executive summary of the report, which was first obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times in 2025.
    — Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
Verb
  • In 1998, while a student at Gordonstoun, Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall (née Phillips), shocked the nation by getting her tongue pierced at a tattoo parlour in Moray, Scotland.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This pest injures the host plant by using its piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of pierce
Verb
  • New characters are introduced, many interesting details are offered, yet the narration never loses its focus, every sentence adding to the characters’ mounting sense of powerlessness in the face of such a tragic death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And last Sunday, in these pages, Coulter lamented losing his unfettered discretion on where to shelve books.
    — Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lose
Noun
  • The measure was pushed through so quickly that legislative committees voted only on a skeletal outline.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Goh begins each coffin by tracing the outlines on the wood with a pencil before cutting and shaping it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of outline
Verb
  • In August 2025, police said, Brown rode the light rail in Charlotte and stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska to death.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As an argument started, police said, the other man took out a sharp object and stabbed the 51-year-old in the neck.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of stab
Verb
  • These products dissolve and degrade, bind up or neutralize medications so they can safely be thrown away.
    — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Local chert could be collected near the cave, used for an immediate task, and thrown away.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of throw away

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“Run through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20through. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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