: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
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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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Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2024
In the rehearsal video above, Merideth and Henningsen do a run-through of the vacuum moment in the upside-down set.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 June 2024
Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
The logic inside some corners of the Lakers locker room last season was that the best path to the NBA Finals wouldn’t run through Denver, but instead through Oklahoma City — the team tied with the Nuggets for the West’s best record.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This year, with 39 food vendors and 17 food trucks lining the intersection of Jackson Drive and Columbus Drive, Heitz suggests guests make a couple of run-throughs to hit the mix of returning favorites and some notable new spots.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2024
In the rehearsal video above, Merideth and Henningsen do a run-through of the vacuum moment in the upside-down set.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 June 2024
Verb
Amazon’s Black Friday Week sale runs through Friday, November 29, but deals will continue to be available throughout the weekend for its Cyber Monday deals event that ends on Monday, December 2.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
The logic inside some corners of the Lakers locker room last season was that the best path to the NBA Finals wouldn’t run through Denver, but instead through Oklahoma City — the team tied with the Nuggets for the West’s best record.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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