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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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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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Recent Examples of run through
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
The department said Operation Winter Guardian will begin on Sunday and run through January.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
The Prince of Wales, 41, was not photographed at Chester Cathedral in northern England on June 6, where his friend Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, and his fiancée Olivia Henson had a run-through before their nuptials at the historic church on Friday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
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The 2025 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday, January 23 and run through February 2 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
The department said Operation Winter Guardian will begin on Sunday and run through January.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Consider his rehearsals, which to hear Plemons’ description are more like a destabilizing boot camp for actors than a run-through of the script.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
The Prince of Wales, 41, was not photographed at Chester Cathedral in northern England on June 6, where his friend Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, and his fiancée Olivia Henson had a run-through before their nuptials at the historic church on Friday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
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No matter how well the software operates, tires do get punctured!Richard Bishop, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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These sharp needles could also puncture the digestive tract, which might lead to more severe health issues.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Some supporters point to Newcastle’s willingness to spend £50m-plus on Guehi as evidence of a large transfer budget.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Skakel had spent 11 years in prison following his conviction.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Federal Reserve’s quarterly summary of economic projections released Wednesday revealed the median central banker forecast calls for 2.5% core PCE inflation by the end of next year, up from the 2.2% projected in September and still noticeably above the Fed’s 2% goal.Derek Saul, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Typically, the clerk only has to read a short summary of a bill, usually no longer than a few sentences.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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In art and politics equally, 2024 has been—to me, at least—a swerving journey between high peaks and low depths, blind confusions and piercing revelations, the crooked and the straight.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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The wire runs along the catalyst layer, then pierces the ePTFE membrane to connect to the current collector in the back of the electrode.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jenny said that within a day Alice had thrown away bags full of his belongings.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tua Tagovailoa threw away the Dolphins’ fading hoped with three INTs in Houston while his team dominated the stat sheet.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The collision left dust from their plumage adhered to the glass, forming a haunting, ghostly outline of their final moments.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Examples include boulders, logs, and other objects that conceal their outline.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Her daughter, Martha Moxley, was found bludgeoned and fatally stabbed with a golf club in the backyard of her family’s home in Greenwich’s tony Belle Haven neighborhood on Halloween 1975.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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She had been beaten so savagely with a golf club belonging to a set in the Skakel house that the club snapped and the killer used a jagged piece to stab her through the neck.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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This is the last poll of 2024, but The Tennessean will pick it back up in January so be looking.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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John Phelan, founder of MSD Capital, was picked for secretary of the Navy, and Charles Kushner, father-in-law to Ivanka Trump and founder of Kushner Companies real estate firm, was chosen for ambassador to France.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Run through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20through. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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