Synonyms of running through

running through

verb

present participle of run through

1

as in stabbing

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbing
• piercing
• puncturing
• picking
• jabbing
• sticking
• pecking
• spitting
• transpiercing
• impaling
• spearing
• spiking
• transfixing
• harpooning
• poking
• lancing
• goring
• slicing
• pinking
• punching
• skewering
• dirking
• perforating
• spindling
• gimleting
• poniarding
• riddling
• pronging
• cutting
• bayoneting
• thrusting
• pinpricking
• pricking
• quilling
• knifing
• piking

2

as in spending

to use up carelessly

how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• losing
• throwing away
• trifling (away)
• frittering (away)
• fiddling away
• wasting
• playing ducks and drakes with
• dissipating
• squandering
• lavishing
• blowing
• misspending
• laying out
• consuming
• exhausting
• depleting
• overspending
• impoverishing
• disbursing
• splurging
• indulging
• expending
• shooting
• overindulging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserving
• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• economizing
• laying up
• skimping
• scrimping
• hoarding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of running through

Think of Goodwood as if The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering had a race track running through it, to provide a sense of enthusiasm and spectacle missing at many of the park and show events that make up Monterey Car Week. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Klopp replaces Nagelsmann, who oversaw a disappointing World Cup round-of-32 exit to Paraguay this summer, on a deal to 2030 — running through the 2028 European Championship and the World Cup two years later. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 24 July 2026

There’s a tone of alienation running through the group’s work, manifesting as a clash between aesthetics of rationalist sheen and heady mysticism that, depending on the light, read as both wholly improvised and meticulously programmed. — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Here are the best shoe deals — of up to 40 percent off in some cases — to snag at this year’s Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, running through August 9. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Unlike Starmer, Burnham has a clear narrative – devolving power away from London – running through his policies. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

But heat is often paired with images of kids running through sprinklers or people relaxing at the beach. — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

In Des Moines, Iowa, he got arrested for running through the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association in a cow costume, while his friend chased him with a cleaver. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026