put through

verb

put through; putting through; puts through

transitive verb

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)

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. 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 See all Example Sentences for put through 

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of put through was in 1888

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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

put through

verb
: to carry to a conclusion
put through a number of reforms
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