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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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
Staff Author, People.com, 18 July 2025
The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S. including cities in New York, Tennessee, Florida and California.
—Isabella O’Malley, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
But on one run-through, he was shaken by a small mistake.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The first is a bullwhip wielded by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — the last movie in the original film trilogy released in 1989 — which sold for $525,000 through Heritage Auctions as part of its Summer Entertainment Auction, which runs through Friday, July 18.
—Staff Author, People.com, 18 July 2025
The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S. including cities in New York, Tennessee, Florida and California.
—Isabella O’Malley, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Noun
Its whole-machine filtration ensures that particles are trapped inside the machine, not expelled back into the house to force another run-through.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
But on one run-through, he was shaken by a small mistake.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run through
Verb
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The punctum keeps returning, no matter how hard Dyer tries to puncture it.—
Book Marks
July 17,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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Gross broke his femur, three ribs and punctured his lung.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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The data doesn't directly track Amazon's sales, but suggests demand for Prime Day will outpace last year's event during which online shoppers spent a record-setting $14.2 billion, according to Adobe.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Chopra is well known for spending much of his career developing, teaching, writing about and disseminating such practices.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The event is expected to attract more than 1.2 million fans and tourists, according to an economic impact summary released by the NYNJ Host Committee—the local body organizing the games—Bloomberg reported.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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Here's a summary: Tencent leads with 52 apps compatible.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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With piercing honesty and raw emotion, Jean Smart delivers a powerful monologue in Call Me Izzy, a new play written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The hot nights pierced with cold decisions on young men’s futures.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
6 July 2025
Verb
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The recalled turkey bacon should be thrown away or returned to where it was purchased.—
Monroe Hammond,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 July 2025
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For each meal purchased during Louisville Restaurant Week, $1 will be donated to Feed Louisville, a nonprofit that saves food from being thrown away and repurposes it into meals for the local homeless and food insecure community.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Items from China face a minimum tariff of thirty per cent, and that rate will surely go higher if the two sides can’t finalize a trade deal, the outlines of which were seemingly agreed upon in May.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Last night provided at least a skeleton of an outline of what that looks like.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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At some point, one of Valle's friends allegedly gave him a knife, which was used during the brawl to stab McGrath.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Porter was seen using his right hand to stab Abdirahman in the neck, according to the court documents.—
Mike Stunson
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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This was as strong a team as Moyes could feasibly pick from those available, yet the 1-0 defeat again highlighted a lack of quality and depth.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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White pillar candles are a stylist's best friend, and Joyner will pick hers up while strolling through Sam's Club.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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“Run through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20through. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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