go through
verb
went through; gone through; going through; goes through
1
: to continue firmly or obstinately to the end
I was going through with it if it killed me—
A. W. Long
A. W. Long2
a
: to receive approval or sanction : pass
b
: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion
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Consider what the Mets have gone through just since last Thursday: the loss of one starting pitcher for a month, their first series sweep of the season at home, and then the loss of another starting pitcher for a month.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Biden’s sweeping executive order on AI was in keeping with the lengths EU went through to create the EU AI Act, the first comprehensive legislation on AI, which included references to GDPR and the Digital Services Act that were drafted in line with the implications for artificial intelligence.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The Mavs had to go through the Kobe Bryant Lakers; a Thunder team that featured Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook; the Miami Heat, which had Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Injectables are particularly dangerous if contaminated because the medication is injected directly into the body, unlike a pill that goes through the filtering of the digestive tract.
—Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 17 June 2025
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Biden’s sweeping executive order on AI was in keeping with the lengths EU went through to create the EU AI Act, the first comprehensive legislation on AI, which included references to GDPR and the Digital Services Act that were drafted in line with the implications for artificial intelligence.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The Mavs had to go through the Kobe Bryant Lakers; a Thunder team that featured Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook; the Miami Heat, which had Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Injectables are particularly dangerous if contaminated because the medication is injected directly into the body, unlike a pill that goes through the filtering of the digestive tract.
—Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for go through
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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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