put through
verb
put through; putting through; puts through
1
: to carry to a successful conclusion
put through a number of reforms
2
a
: to make a telephone connection for
b
: to obtain a connection for (a telephone call)
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Examples of put through in a Sentence
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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Over the course of several months, the talented ten were put through their paces with lecturing series and mentoring sessions with the Tiffany & Co. design team, swatting up on how to execute visual merchandising and branding at the highest level.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
And the three of them were going to be put through their paces.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Jesse Willis from Acworth, Georgia, took to TikTok to share footage of Roger, a pit bull, being put through his paces by Willis' dog, Chowder, who is a pit bull and Catahoula mix.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Produced by Dos Margaritas, based on Margarita Island, Venezuela, and
Una caza en el abismo in Valencia, Spain, and put through a Sundance Collab Workshop headed by David Finch and Maya Cueva.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
And the three of them were going to be put through their paces.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Jesse Willis from Acworth, Georgia, took to TikTok to share footage of Roger, a pit bull, being put through his paces by Willis' dog, Chowder, who is a pit bull and Catahoula mix.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Produced by Dos Margaritas, based on Margarita Island, Venezuela, and
Una caza en el abismo in Valencia, Spain, and put through a Sundance Collab Workshop headed by David Finch and Maya Cueva.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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