runs through

verb

Definition of runs throughnext
present tense third-person singular of run through
1
as in stabs
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 spends
to use up carelessly how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs through
  1. stabs
  2. spends
  3. loses
  4. picks
Verb
  • But before Wheeler can kill Jamie, Beth stabs him in the heart.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In lieu of that, Beth simply drives straight to Jamie’s place and stabs him in the heart with a knife.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of stabs
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  • Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In one scene that has become an Internet meme, an unemployed Ben spends three weeks making a three-second Claymation music video.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spends
Verb
  • If just one of those teams loses, and the Colts win Sunday, there is still hope.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Forced out of the presidential race, exposed as senile, his VP then loses, and the pardon of his son causes widespread bipartisan outrage.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of loses
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  • Editor’s picks What is Balatro?
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • All those polled answered each question in the team picks portion of the survey.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of picks
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runs the risk of

runs through

runs upon

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