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as in stabs
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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as in spends
to use up carelessly
how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?
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Recent Examples of runs through
Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
The Padres evened the score with a Gavin Sheets’ solo home run off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who’d go on to limit the Padres to two runs through six innings.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The aesthetic philosophy runs through every decision, including ones that might seem trivial.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
That instinct -- to keep helping, to keep showing up -- runs through every part of her story.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
The Daily News has reached out to the festival — which began June 21 and runs through Saturday, where Artistic Director Marcel Jean will offer his condolences.
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Social media posts by the company say the jet was participating in the NJ Air Show, which began Friday and runs through Sunday at the Greenwood Lake Airport.
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Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Walmart's competing June Prime Day event kicks off Monday, June 22 and runs through Sunday, June 28, bringing steep discounts—up to 50% off—on everything from pantry staples to summer essentials.
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Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
The exhibit runs through October.
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Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
The Padres evened the score with a Gavin Sheets’ solo home run off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who’d go on to limit the Padres to two runs through six innings.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The aesthetic philosophy runs through every decision, including ones that might seem trivial.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
That instinct -- to keep helping, to keep showing up -- runs through every part of her story.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
The Daily News has reached out to the festival — which began June 21 and runs through Saturday, where Artistic Director Marcel Jean will offer his condolences.
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Social media posts by the company say the jet was participating in the NJ Air Show, which began Friday and runs through Sunday at the Greenwood Lake Airport.
—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Walmart's competing June Prime Day event kicks off Monday, June 22 and runs through Sunday, June 28, bringing steep discounts—up to 50% off—on everything from pantry staples to summer essentials.
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Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
The exhibit runs through October.
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Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs through
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His right-hand man, Bishop, pulls an Iago on him and stabs him in the back by emptying his bullets.
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The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.
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Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
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If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture.
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In worst-case scenarios, the ice punctures the hull.
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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And who the f--- pierces a 12 year old?
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Lockwood’s music instills joy in listening, and such revitalized desire leaves your body freshly tender, sensitive to whatever pierces the ear.
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Each year, the average American throws away nearly 1,800 pounds of trash.
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Its chair, Beatrice Rindevall, said each Swede throws away around 9-10 kilograms (20-22 pounds) of clothes.
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Here are our interns’ top fireworks picks for the 2026 season.
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The team has yet to sign its three draft picks to their contracts.
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Continue reading … OUT OF LEFT FIELD — Tom Hanks jokingly jabs MS NOW while speaking with reporter live on the network.
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But following elite competition is nearly impossible, with subtle flicks and jabs practically invisible to the naked eye—and competitors hidden behind masks.
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“Runs through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20through. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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