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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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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
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Those threads likely ran through the retrograde and may still be unfolding now.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The group rehearsed for several minutes before dancers joined for a final run-through and filming.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Those threads likely ran through the retrograde and may still be unfolding now.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
The lighthearted run-through was for a BBC broadcast that would be the first worldwide satellite broadcast, Martin says, and the pressure was vast despite the band’s goofing around during this take.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The group rehearsed for several minutes before dancers joined for a final run-through and filming.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run through
Verb
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Traditionally, Oscars hosts have been at their best when puncturing the pretensions of the stars in attendance, but for the most part, host Conan O’Brien bought into their sense of their own righteousness.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some are demanding change And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Gates is also a disciple of longtime head coach Leonard Hamilton, who spent 1990 to 2000 with Miami and led the Hurricanes to a Sweet Sixteen.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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These rulings permit corporations, unions and independent groups to raise and spend unlimited sums, provided the spending is not coordinated with campaigns.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Create that profile or summary statement, frontload your strengths and best skills, write those descriptions of your best projects and achievements in jobs past, describe your volunteer and community work, share those hobbies and interests.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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In an email correspondence, Alvarado also shared his own summary of the event and the nuanced topic of separating the actions of one individual from a larger movement.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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According to court records, one of the bullets pierced the digital display of the cash register, shattering glass and plastic and causing injuries to the owner’s face, eye, hand and stomach.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Loud Sound Reduction is another nice-to-have perk carried over from the AirPods Pro series, letting the headphones reduce the severity of sirens, construction and other ear-piercing sounds.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Fine’s husband, Michael, lost an arm after a car crash in 2010, setting off her yearslong work on health care legislation.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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This is the mayor’s second attempt at a higher office, after losing a 2018 bid for governor against Pritzker.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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But in Iran, an outline of the future of war has definitively come into view.—
Fareed Zakaria,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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And just give me an outline of what these people did.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The video, without sound, shows the three of them gesticulating at each other before the 13-year-old in red pants appears to charge David and stab him.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Among the proponents present in the Legislature on Tuesday was Shelley Catanyag, whose husband was stabbed and killed while conducting his duties as a Sacramento County Health Inspector.—
Andrew Graham
March 17,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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However, within 30 minutes, police tracked down where the man had jumped out of the car and thrown away a gun, thanks to a tight web of officers and city cameras, Bess said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Since then, lawmakers have tried repeatedly to come up with solutions that would reduce the amount of stuff being thrown away, divert more of it to compost and recycling facilities and manage whatever is left within the state’s borders.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Run through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20through. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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