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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But watching other humans get put through the ringer is a whole different story.
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
They have been put through their paces by Jerry Mitchell, the director and choreographer.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Hamilton was put through the same training used to prepare the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn crews for commercial spaceflight missions.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
But overloading the dishwasher can result in dirty dishes that need to be put through a second cycle to get clean, and dishes that are crammed in may become damaged.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
They have been put through their paces by Jerry Mitchell, the director and choreographer.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Hamilton was put through the same training used to prepare the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn crews for commercial spaceflight missions.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
But overloading the dishwasher can result in dirty dishes that need to be put through a second cycle to get clean, and dishes that are crammed in may become damaged.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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