Synonyms of runs through

runs through

verb

present tense third-person singular of run through

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabs
• punctures
• pierces
• picks
• jabs
• sticks
• pecks
• spits
• transpierces
• spikes
• transfixes
• impales
• spears
• lances
• slices
• skewers
• pokes
• gores
• punches
• harpoons
• pinks
• perforates
• spindles
• riddles
• cuts
• thrusts
• pricks
• quills
• pikes
• poniards
• bayonets
• knifes
• gimlets
• dirks
• prongs
• pinpricks

2

as in spends

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• loses
• throws away
• wastes
• misspends
• plays ducks and drakes with
• trifles (away)
• fiddles away
• dissipates
• fritters (away)
• squanders
• lavishes
• blows
• consumes
• lays out
• depletes
• exhausts
• impoverishes
• indulges
• disburses
• overindulges
• splurges
• overspends
• expends
• shoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• preserves
• economizes
• saves
• lays up
• skimps
• scrimps
• hoards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of runs through

Pawnee Creek, rich with Native American arrowheads, runs through the property and the central pond features a beach, zipline, floating trampoline, and fishing dock. — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026

That extension begins in the 2027-28 season and runs through the 2034-35 campaign. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Remarkably, for these elite players the off-season often only consists of a couple of weeks, as club football training starts up again soon and the season runs through May. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The pipeline in question partly runs through property owned by Heidelberg Materials. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

After allowing just 24 unearned runs through their first 74 games, the Yankees allowed 21 from June 20 to the end of the month, more than double any team in baseball. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

The Tour de France returns on July 4 and runs through July 26. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Manifesta opened in Germany’s Ruhr region on June 21 and runs through October 4. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 July 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