ran through

verb

past tense of run through
1
as in stabbed
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 spent
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

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Recent Examples of ran through Webber’s original show premiered on Broadway back in 1982 and ran through 2000, winning seven Tony awards. — Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 In the past, the Latino Fest’s parade ran through 8th Street, but the road is currently a mess of construction. — Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026 Designed to improve on the image quality of 35mm, Technirama film ran through the camera horizontally in the same manner as VistaVision and, later, IMAX. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 After practice, all of the Cowboys players ran through a handshake line with the military personnel on the field, including Prescott. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Throughout its duration, Agbaji rotated between training stations as campers ages 8-18 ran through drills focused on skills, teamwork and leadership. — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 Athletes ran through the crowd, greeted with high fives. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Fans in blue Brunson and orange Karl-Anthony Towns jerseys ran through the streets. — ABC News, 13 June 2026 Small perforations dotted the front of the toe box, while a thin black stripe ran through the aged off-white midsole. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran through
  1. stabbed
  2. spent
  3. punctured
  4. lost
  5. pierced
  6. threw away
  7. picked
  8. stuck
Verb
  • After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kailey Erhart, 22, stabbed her 5-month-old and 3-year-old children to death on Thursday after waving a gun at her estranged husband and threatening to kill herself, according to police.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • So did those who spent their summer at this site more than 30 years ago.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the team’s conversation with the Tribune at its airy Humboldt Park HQ was spent noodling over how, exactly, to describe its average artist.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • But her neo-yuppie fantasy is punctured when she’s rejected from a business-school summer program.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
  • People didn’t buy the Old Hollywood Grande of the early 2020s; her headlines punctured the wholesome façade.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of punctured
Verb
  • All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Demuth narrowly lost her party’s endorsement to Qualls at the GOP state convention in Duluth in May.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
Verb
  • Last month, the image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo being pinned to the ground, his torso pierced by a bullet, became the latest evocation of that history.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • The affidavit against the suspects alleges the teens threw away Erving’s phone and clothing, ABC News and CBS News reported.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda threw away his shot to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Definition of threw away
Verb
  • In the mid 1970s, most Americans picked beef as their meat of choice, followed by pork and then chicken.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Raymond Boyd / Getty Images Sixteen jurors were picked for the trial, which is expected to last about a month.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • Her crippling impostor syndrome was a feature, not a bug — we were stuck there with her for at least two seasons.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The result has been a prolonged low-hire, low-fire job market that’s left many workers of all ages stuck in limbo.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuck

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“Ran through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20through. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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