: 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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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
On Saturday afternoon, in Studio 8H, there’s a run-through of the sketches.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
His contract will run through the 2025 season with options for ‘26, ‘27 and ‘28.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
During a run-through for one of the boat’s many melodramas, a Mississippi sheriff storms in, tipped off that Julie is secretly biracial.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
On Saturday afternoon, in Studio 8H, there’s a run-through of the sketches.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
The 2025 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show runs through Sunday, Feb. 16, at six locations spread around Miami and Miami Beach.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
His contract will run through the 2025 season with options for ‘26, ‘27 and ‘28.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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