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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
Central Arkansas Water, the regional water utility that provides drinking water to Little Rock, chose to raise rates in January 2023, adopting a 10-year schedule of increases that runs through 2032.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s kayaking and rafting on the Animas River that runs through town, hiking part of the Colorado Trail, and easy access to mountain biking in the Horse Gulch trail system, which takes off from right in town.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
The activation will culminate this week to coincide with Billboard’s Latin Music Week, which runs through Friday and features artists across disciplines, spanning music and visual arts, performing at the store.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The deduction is effective starting this tax year and runs through 2028.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Matthews, playing on a four-year, $53 million contract that runs through 2027-28, supplements his salary with one of hockey’s most lucrative endorsement portfolios, featuring brands including Nike, Prime sports drinks and Uber Eats.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The massive two-day shopping event, also known as October Prime Day, runs through Wednesday, October 8.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
The Arena Stage production, which runs through November 9, stars Rob McClure as the devil Applegate, Ana Villafañe as Lola, Jordan Donica as Joe Hardy and Alysha Umphress as sports reporter Gloria Thorpe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The Blackhawks signed him to a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2028-29 season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s kayaking and rafting on the Animas River that runs through town, hiking part of the Colorado Trail, and easy access to mountain biking in the Horse Gulch trail system, which takes off from right in town.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
The activation will culminate this week to coincide with Billboard’s Latin Music Week, which runs through Friday and features artists across disciplines, spanning music and visual arts, performing at the store.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The deduction is effective starting this tax year and runs through 2028.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Matthews, playing on a four-year, $53 million contract that runs through 2027-28, supplements his salary with one of hockey’s most lucrative endorsement portfolios, featuring brands including Nike, Prime sports drinks and Uber Eats.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The massive two-day shopping event, also known as October Prime Day, runs through Wednesday, October 8.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
The Arena Stage production, which runs through November 9, stars Rob McClure as the devil Applegate, Ana Villafañe as Lola, Jordan Donica as Joe Hardy and Alysha Umphress as sports reporter Gloria Thorpe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The Blackhawks signed him to a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2028-29 season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs through
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Alex breaks free and, in a panic, repeatedly stabs Evelyn with the syringe.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Spike takes one of Kelson's tranquilizer darts filled with morphine and stabs Samson in the arm with it.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to the real-estate search engine StreetEasy, a property in Park Slope spends a median of seventy-eight days on the market.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Recounting his visit with Shelton’s body after she’d been taken off of life support in From Bleak to Dark, Maron punctures the somber scene with a joke about taking a selfie.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Last season, Penn State was a few throws away from reaching the national championship game, leading at halftime but falling to Notre Dame 26-23 in the Orange Bowl.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her infectious laugh regularly pierces the newsroom noise.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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But the show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play’s inherent despair.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Milei caters masterfully to Trump’s ego and will be president even if his party loses seats in Argentina’s legislature.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Peruse our top picks for the best straight-leg jeans on the market, with tons of style options to fit your own aesthetic sensibilities.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Recent research finds a similar curse afflicts National Football League teams that compete to acquire one of the top picks in its annual draft of new players.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Runs through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20through. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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