RUN THROUGH Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of run through

as in to puncture

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 to spend

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

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run-through

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noun

ˈrən-ˌthrü

as in summary

a short statement of the main points could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about?

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Verb

For most of the last decade the path to the Super Bowl in the AFC ran through Kansas City, home of Ted Lasso, wait, is that Missouri or Kansas (season four joke). — Darren Cooper, 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

Noun

But there’s always going to be a market for reassuring familiarity — a run-through of someone’s greatest hits to a rhythm of rise, fall, and redemption, touching on the darker stuff only on the way to a triumphant close. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026 Jordan, in fact, completed his first run-through of the show less than an hour before chatting with THR. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run through

Recent Examples of Synonyms for run through

Verb

It’s been a classic staple over decades of British comedy, which from Basil Fawlty to David Brent has rejoiced in puncturing pomposity to reveal idiocy and incompetence.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Think of it as a stamp that presses into the top layer of your skin, and deposits pigment instead of puncturing the skin thousands of times.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of puncture

Verb

The sisters also make a point of scheduling many of their medical appointments together, turning long drives into an opportunity to spend time with one another.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Establishing that sense of familiarity requires time spent playing and training together, something made more difficult by a constant carousel of new signings.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of spend

Noun

This summary does an injustice to the originality and the sophistication of Tregenza’s way with narrative form.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
That court hearing was preceded by an unusual and disturbing summary of the case filed with the court by Hochman.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Juanita, also a grandmother, died of her injuries, while Jessica suffered several fractured ribs, one of which pierced her lungs, the lawsuit states.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pierce

Verb

For Margarita Wray, the possibility of losing her son has turned the criminal case into an intensely personal fight for justice.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Shakira Austin had 29 points and eight rebounds and Sonia Citron added 17 points and eight assists for Washington (19-14), which has lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of lose

Verb

As part of the plea, Marodi also admitted to having a prior serious felony conviction stemming from the 2000 stabbing death of her then-husband, James Joseph Olejniczak.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The teen stabbed a police officer with a knife and stole his weapon -- a 9mm pistol -- just before the incident, then used it to carry out the attack.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stab

Verb

The finished system ends up split between company hardware and a cloud provider, and three months of design work gets thrown away.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Food and Drug Administration advises consumers to throw away, return, or avoid eating the snack mixes.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of throw away

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