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 grain refers to the direction of the muscle fibers running through your steak.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
An extension cord was seen running through a vent.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Friday night’s matchup will be the first of six straight years of non-conference clashes, running through 2030.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
In the space station's usual configuration, this location is not ideal for a reboost because it is misaligned with the lab's velocity vector, an imaginary line running through the complex along its direction of travel.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
He's seen running through the store and into the parking lot, stabbing a final victim in the crosswalk before being subdued by bystanders, including a man with a licensed pistol.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The trailer features minimal dialogue, and Farrell, 49, is seen running through the streets and accosting casino employees at one point.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The land corridor running through Armenia's Syunik province and bordering Iran's northern East Azerbaijan province is billed by the United States as a chance to boost regional trade and economic integration.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Beginning in December 2021 and running through April 2022, Gill wrote checks from the Sumner County Food Bank’s Volunteer State Bank account to himself, former director of operations James Downey Brawner, former treasurer Penny Maughon and food bank volunteer Tonya Rosales totaling $389,000.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
An extension cord was seen running through a vent.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Friday night’s matchup will be the first of six straight years of non-conference clashes, running through 2030.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
In the space station's usual configuration, this location is not ideal for a reboost because it is misaligned with the lab's velocity vector, an imaginary line running through the complex along its direction of travel.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
He's seen running through the store and into the parking lot, stabbing a final victim in the crosswalk before being subdued by bystanders, including a man with a licensed pistol.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The trailer features minimal dialogue, and Farrell, 49, is seen running through the streets and accosting casino employees at one point.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The land corridor running through Armenia's Syunik province and bordering Iran's northern East Azerbaijan province is billed by the United States as a chance to boost regional trade and economic integration.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Beginning in December 2021 and running through April 2022, Gill wrote checks from the Sumner County Food Bank’s Volunteer State Bank account to himself, former director of operations James Downey Brawner, former treasurer Penny Maughon and food bank volunteer Tonya Rosales totaling $389,000.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running through
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Another video appeared to show a person pointing at the windows of a drawing of a church, then stabbing it with a knife.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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John and Penny’s guilt Elizabeth deduces that the unidentified bones in the cemetery belong to Peter Mercer (Will Stevens), the boyfriend of the stabbing victim whose murder the TMC is investigating at the start of the story.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Even after spending £420m, Liverpool are arguably a little light in a couple of areas.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi shifts between the three storylines at will, sometimes spending several minutes in one only to cut to another for a few seconds and then over to the third.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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With piercing rumbles, flickering gleams and heaps of fan interaction, Cain's concert felt more like an interactive theatrical experience.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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The piercing pops from the firearm were replaced by a different kind of cacophony.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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From the outside, that must sound ludicrously harsh, even if Leverkusen were winless across those matches, losing to Hoffenheim and throwing away a 3-1 lead (with a man advantage) to draw 3-3 in Bremen on Saturday afternoon.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Starting over does not mean throwing away the earlier chapters.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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These posts implicitly criticize the government by puncturing its narrative of economic progress.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Many Iranians wonder why their government spends so much money and effort on picking fights with Israel, the United States, and their allies, rather than on fixing its own corruption.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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There were a few of us who liked both the Eagles and X during those transitional years, but mostly people were picking one wave and not all of them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gunn starts jabbing his fingers into Corenswet’s chest.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Just jabbing people in the eye with a stick for the pleasure of it.—
Elizabeth Kaye Cook
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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More than 1,200 privatized custodians were laid off by the district at the beginning of the month — and some spoke to the Tribune this week about losing their jobs.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Multiple factors helped create the hole, including money-losing athletics and an overly liberal spending policy that allowed department chairs to far exceed their budgets.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Running through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20through. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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