Attempt
Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.
Run through and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Run through" instead a verb "Attempt".
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting
Run through
Run through verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
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Synonyms for Run through
Attempt and run through are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Run through".
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Pilika becomes mute however after she witnesses Pohl, a teenager, get run through by the sword of Luca Blight and an attempt was made by Luca to run her through!!!!
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In Crash Bandicoot (1996), during the intro the ordinarily silent Crash lets out an "uh-oh" when he realizes he's run through one of the windows of Cortex's castle in an attempt to flee.
Source: Oh Crap / Video Games - Beth in the Scarecrow 2013 gets run through feet-first by a cultivator in an attempt to kill the Scarecrow when it grabs onto her legs.
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Run through and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/run_through
Attempt & Run through. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/run_through>.
Run through or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/run_through.
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