running through

verb

present participle of run through
1
as in stabbing
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 spending
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

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Recent Examples of running through Give workers a reason to share On October 2, Norway’s government and eight employer and union organizations signed an AI agreement running through 2029. — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 The long effort to identify Vietnam’s war dead The recovery is part of a nationwide 500-day campaign running through July 2027 to locate the remains of about 7,000 war dead and identify them. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Ferrara remembers mentally running through a series of increasingly desperate responses. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Located at 30 Galerie de Montpensier, the 323-square-foot space will be inaugurated by a solo exhibition for Deborah Roberts, running through November 28. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The recovery is part of a nationwide 500-day campaign running through July 2027 to locate the remains of about 7,000 war dead and identify them. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Amazon Prime Day is here (and running through Wednesday), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on almost every type of seating and storage just dropped. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Opening Friday and running through May 2, 2027, the exhibition is Pavarotti’s first major museum presentation. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 But running through them are streaks of gold representing hope, ending on a tiny gold house in the palm of one hand. — John Ramos, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for running through
  1. stabbing
  2. spending
  3. piercing
  4. losing
  5. puncturing
  6. throwing away
  7. picking
  8. jabbing
Verb
  • On April 21, 2023, Garr was walking up Bridge Street in Drexel Hill when police said Weh brutally attacked him, stabbing and slashing the 15-year-old 11 times.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The 40-foot homemade boat was overloaded with 64 people, who panicked and jumped overboard after De La Rosa began stabbing people, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states.
    — David Goodhue October 12, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of stabbing
Verb
  • After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Teams are tight-knit, spending practically every moment together from Spring Training through October in what can be described as a 162-game marathon.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of spending
Verb
  • The individual who inflicted the fatal injury drove the spear downward through the victim’s left chest cavity from the front, piercing major arteries and the lungs before creating the hole in the left scapula.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An argument between children over a pizza slice escalated into a 10-year-old girl having a knife thrown at her chest, piercing her skin, by her 8-year-old brother Thursday, police said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Atlanta reached the Finals for the first time since 2013 and after losing in its previous three appearances in the championship round, will be trying for their first as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Boyd San Juan Capistrano I’m sure there are Dodgers fans unhappy about losing to the Brewers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • Executioners spent more than two hours trying to find a vein, possibly puncturing his bladder before giving up.
    — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of puncturing
Verb
  • Customers can keep the vessel and return for a new scent instead of throwing away or recycling a candle jar.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Washington couldn’t spike the ball before time expired, throwing away an easy shot for the game-winning boot.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of throwing away
Verb
  • While the three were picking their way through a clump of trees at the far end of the cornfield, half a dozen does came out of the willows single file, walked under my platform within six yards of me, and started to feed.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The farm’s famous U-Pick strawberries are expected to be ready for picking Thursdays through Saturdays by Christmas in the adjacent property.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of picking
Verb
  • Then, inside the death house, executioners struggled to find a vein, jabbing Pike with at least seven needles, according to her lawyers, one of whom watched in dismay.
    — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When handcuffed by investigators, Thakor denied jabbing his wife with a knife.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of jabbing

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“Running through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20through. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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