: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
Synonyms
Examples of run-through in a Sentence
Verb
before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife
how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?
Recent Examples on the Web
Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
At the handful of Moon Safari performances so far this year, Air has opened with a complete run-through of the 10-song album, followed by a 10 other tracks spanning its discography.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024
Both are on their way to the Westside Theatre stage for their first top-to-bottom run-through, taking over the complicated but beloved characters based on Roger Corman’s 1960 horror comedy and deftly adapted for the stage by theater legends Howard Ashman (book and lyrics) and Alan Menken (music).
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
The Eras tour concert film, which captured a straight run-through of the three-hour-long show, opened to $92.8 million in North America.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
In Scott’s second run-through, his gestures did seem more vigorous.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
The National’s performance began with a complete run-through of the 2010 album High Violet, its commercial breakthrough and highest charting release to that point in its career (No. 3 on the Billboard 200).
—Jonathan Cohen, Spin, 16 Sep. 2023
At a rehearsal on Thursday, as Wilson led the orchestra into a breakneck run-through of the Beethoven’s second movement, the two first-desk bass players, Nazarii Stets and Ivan Zavgorodniy, bounced along to the rhythm with broad smiles on their faces.
—Ben Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
The ceremonial run-through, known as the Colonel’s Review, is its own spectacle and draws its own crowds and camera crews.
—Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
Rick Rojas Kate Medley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Previews through Friday , opening night May 4, runs through June 2.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The background was removed from all photos and each photo was run through the K-means algorithm to get the dominant color.
—Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
However, the school announced Friday that all classes and school business would be conducted remotely through the end of the semester, which runs through May 10.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Next up is the formal Basic Agreement General Negotiations, which are scheduled to begin April 29 and run through May 16.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Two Central Middle School students run through the April rain, covering up to stay dry, and wait outside the locked trailer until a teacher can let them in.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Hahn looks through a different lens at a parallel illiberal tradition that runs through this same history.
—Steven Hahn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The league’s collective bargaining agreement runs through 2027, but has an option for renegotiation at the end of 2024, Bloomberg reports.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Noun
The Academy Awards is the only award ceremony that actually requires presenters to attend a run-through prior to the live show.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
At the handful of Moon Safari performances so far this year, Air has opened with a complete run-through of the 10-song album, followed by a 10 other tracks spanning its discography.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024
Both are on their way to the Westside Theatre stage for their first top-to-bottom run-through, taking over the complicated but beloved characters based on Roger Corman’s 1960 horror comedy and deftly adapted for the stage by theater legends Howard Ashman (book and lyrics) and Alan Menken (music).
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
The Eras tour concert film, which captured a straight run-through of the three-hour-long show, opened to $92.8 million in North America.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
In Scott’s second run-through, his gestures did seem more vigorous.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
The National’s performance began with a complete run-through of the 2010 album High Violet, its commercial breakthrough and highest charting release to that point in its career (No. 3 on the Billboard 200).
—Jonathan Cohen, Spin, 16 Sep. 2023
At a rehearsal on Thursday, as Wilson led the orchestra into a breakneck run-through of the Beethoven’s second movement, the two first-desk bass players, Nazarii Stets and Ivan Zavgorodniy, bounced along to the rhythm with broad smiles on their faces.
—Ben Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
The ceremonial run-through, known as the Colonel’s Review, is its own spectacle and draws its own crowds and camera crews.
—Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
Verb
No interstate runs through Columbus, whose population of 23,000 is roughly one-third white and two-thirds Black.
—Rick Rojas Kate Medley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Previews through Friday , opening night May 4, runs through June 2.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The background was removed from all photos and each photo was run through the K-means algorithm to get the dominant color.
—Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
However, the school announced Friday that all classes and school business would be conducted remotely through the end of the semester, which runs through May 10.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Next up is the formal Basic Agreement General Negotiations, which are scheduled to begin April 29 and run through May 16.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Two Central Middle School students run through the April rain, covering up to stay dry, and wait outside the locked trailer until a teacher can let them in.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Hahn looks through a different lens at a parallel illiberal tradition that runs through this same history.
—Steven Hahn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The league’s collective bargaining agreement runs through 2027, but has an option for renegotiation at the end of 2024, Bloomberg reports.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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