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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 content is what most people will come for, however, a kaleidoscopic feature-length fever dream that runs through the eventful, peripatetic life of Barbara Hammer. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 The 2026 Telluride kicked off Friday, September 5, in Colorado and runs through Labor Day. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 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
  • But fans’ growing distrust of airtight competition could threaten to puncture sky-high media rights.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The crash broke more than a dozen ribs, punctured her lungs and left her with spinal cord injuries that left her in a wheelchair.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of puncture
Verb
  • According to public-records research by FOIAball, Rutgers spent $191,220 on fireworks and drone shows during the 2025 season.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The jury spent a week deliberating in Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where supporters and onlookers gathered outside for days awaiting a possible verdict.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of spend
Noun
  • The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In financial institutions, this is extended, as AI copilots help analysts draft first-pass regulatory summaries, run stress-testing simulations, analyze trade anomalies and produce documentation for complex risk models.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
Verb
  • Roma arrived at the World Trade Center while both towers stood defiantly tall, each pierced by Boeing 767s, bleeding with jet fuel and spewing smoke that promised to eventually bring them down.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of pierce
Verb
  • Manchester City won the title three consecutive times between 2021 and 2024 but have lost in the final to Chelsea and Aston Villa in the last two seasons.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While rights activists accuse Bukele's government of widespread abuses, the country is notably safer than many other countries whose people have recently lost TPS protections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lose
Noun
  • In New York City, light-up drones recreated the outlines of the twin towers that used to be a fixture in the skyline before they were demolished in the attacks.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Following the basic outline of the Inner Earth theory, Metcalf outlined his concept of a civilization thriving deep beneath the crust, which can only be accessed via passageways in Antarctica.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of outline
Verb
  • Up to this point, Ghostface victims have been stabbed with Buck 120 hunting knives, crushed by garage doors, shot, electrocuted, and thrown off rooftops in ferocious, balls-to-the-wall Scream fashion.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Sheriff’s Office has blamed the crowding in part on Iryna’s Law, legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s Blue Line light rail in 2025.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of stab
Verb
  • Employees beverages without lids were on prep tables; beverages were thrown away.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The slew of eateries at Pavilion Road are just a stone’s throw away, and the hotel is a short stroll from the design shops and boutiques of King’s Road and Sloane Street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of throw away

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