: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal

run through

2 of 2

verb

ran through; run through; running through; runs through

transitive verb

1
: pierce
2
: to spend or consume wastefully and rapidly
3
: to read or rehearse without pausing
4
a
b
: to subject to a process

Examples of run-through in a Sentence

Noun could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about? 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?
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Noun
Some of the world’s greatest unscripted formats were created with a spark by a wipe board, pitched with an in-person run-through and then sold to executives and commissioners that were given the freedom and motivation themselves to take the occasional risk. Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 The clip showed a brief, but bloody, run-through of what happened 10,228 days earlier, as a zombie infestation overruns an unsuspecting U.K. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Here's where to find them When is Hanukkah in 2024? Hanukkah begins Dec. 25 and runs through Jan. 2, 2025. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024 The decision stems from Rampage and Battle of the Belts not being included in AEW's new TV deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, which begins in January 2025 and runs through December 2027. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for run-through 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1905, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of run-through was in the 15th century

Dictionary Entries Near run-through

run through

run-through

run up

Cite this Entry

“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

run through

verb
1
: to pierce with or as if with a sword
2
: to spend or use up wastefully
ran through the money in no time
3
: to read or rehearse without pausing
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