as in to fulfill
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the incoming university president is vowing to put through the sort of sweeping changes that will propel the school into the top tier academically
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Recent Examples of put through
Officers reported that Spears appeared impaired and was put through a variety of field sobriety tests.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Format Five contestants are put through the paces across the length of a season.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Everyone is getting put through the wringer mentally this season, and Ogilvie’s perspective on working in the ER seems to be shifting.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The direct cause was Spud, a new large language model that OpenAI is racing to put through its final training process.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Format Five contestants are put through the paces across the length of a season.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Everyone is getting put through the wringer mentally this season, and Ogilvie’s perspective on working in the ER seems to be shifting.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The direct cause was Spud, a new large language model that OpenAI is racing to put through its final training process.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put through
Verb
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In Sirak’s view, the role is not simply to fulfill requests, but to understand the business logic behind them.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ehrenreich has since pursued a lower-profile career, though a fulfilling one, with memorable supporting performances in films like Oppenheimer, as a skeptical aide, and Weapons, as a mustachioed cop.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement that the renowned performing artist will offer a thrilling glimpse into the minds of newsmakers.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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If something feels like a power struggle, don’t perform your way through it.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mantle and Berra accomplished the feat in 1956.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Leicester City achieved a similar feat 10 years ago, but that’s considered the greatest shock in modern football history.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Grandparents are not interested in performance or outcomes, but in substance — not in what a child achieves, but in who that child becomes.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal’s short-corner routine against Newcastle was well planned and executed in creating the winner, but the other parts of it were important too.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Another federal law enforcement official briefed on the probe told USA TODAY that the FBI executed a search warrant at a home linked to Allen in Torrance, a Los Angeles suburb.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The governor’s comments underscored the limited power of the commission, which could not issue subpoenas, file charges or compel anyone to do anything.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The New York Knicks emphatically did so with a scoreline that should be reserved for horror movies.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Similar inspections have already been carried out, following news of Russia’s formal return to the Biennale for the first time since its invasion of Ukraine.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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In October, a 13-year-old was arrested after allegedly writing a threat online to carry out a shooting at Renaissance Charter School at Plantation, the police department said at the time.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Where things have felt vague, clarity makes a noticeable difference.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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States can also make an independent decision not to allow the sale of a product in their state.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20through. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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