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)
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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People are paying good money for health care and being put through this.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
And, the society states in the letter, 75% of petit larceny suspects were put through the system in the first two months of 2025, compared to just 45% on average in 2021.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Taylor Canfield and his teammates had spent the days in between the two race weekends working hard and being put through their paces at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center in Santa Monica.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The Pressroom and the adjacent Bar Mercury are expected to have a grand opening and ribbon cutting Thursday, though the staff was put through its paces with several private events held during GTC, Nvidia’s big tech conference, and over the weekend.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
And, the society states in the letter, 75% of petit larceny suspects were put through the system in the first two months of 2025, compared to just 45% on average in 2021.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Taylor Canfield and his teammates had spent the days in between the two race weekends working hard and being put through their paces at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center in Santa Monica.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The Pressroom and the adjacent Bar Mercury are expected to have a grand opening and ribbon cutting Thursday, though the staff was put through its paces with several private events held during GTC, Nvidia’s big tech conference, and over the weekend.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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