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

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2
as in spending
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

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Recent Examples of running through The land, most of it operated by the Peconic Land Trust to ensure it’s never developed, ran down to the bay, and there were hiking paths running through the entire property. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 No one blinks at a pregnant Sarah constantly running through hails of gunfire — sans prenatal vitamins or a home. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Caleb Williams spent his Saturday running through 60-plus plays in a private morning workout at Soldier Field last weekend. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Songwriter Diane Warren has adopted a West Hollywood runaway pig that was caught on video running through the neighborhood, her publicist said. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The country-fair scene in Connecticut is strong for 2026, with the livestock shows, competitions, carnival rides, decadent foods, fireworks and live music beginning in June and running through in October. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 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 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 But heat is often paired with images of kids running through sprinklers or people relaxing at the beach. — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running through
  1. stabbing
  2. spending
  3. piercing
  4. losing
  5. puncturing
  6. throwing away
  7. picking
  8. jabbing
Verb
  • The boyfriend of an 18-year-old college soccer player in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally stabbing her, putting her body in the hatch of her vehicle and recruiting his mother for help disposing of the body, authorities said.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Anthony was sentenced in June 2026 to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet in April 2025.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbing
Verb
  • Both teams then got along just fine after practice with several players from each team spending time together.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That said, the Inn itself is so cocooning that many guests end up spending far more time on the property than originally planned.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of spending
Verb
  • The woman eventually managed to escape and ran to a neighbor for help, WPLG reported, adding that her piercing screams were captured on home surveillance video.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company has been piercing girls and their mothers for nearly five decades with 131 million ears pierced to date.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Northeastern Poland was affected by the storm, too, with over 100,000 people losing power.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • After scoring the game’s first run in the top of the 10th, the Angels gave up two with two outs in the bottom of the inning, losing to the Texas Rangers, 2-1, on Friday night, once again wasting a scoreless start from Reid Detmers.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • According to the company website, the glove is designed to disrupt sensory nerves without puncturing or burning the skin.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of puncturing
Verb
  • The New York Sanitation Department is telling New Yorkers to stop throwing away their needles the wrong way.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That means throwing away anything sitting on your kitchen counter.
    — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing away
Verb
  • Another help has been picking different parts of the ball to hit, Stott said — aiming toward the bottom when facing sinkerballers and the top against four-seam throwers.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of picking
Verb
  • That’s partly the result of actions by Curtis, like taking customer’s phone calls and jabbing at a competitor on social media.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of jabbing

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“Running through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20through. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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