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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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
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So yeah, this family was put through hell, but there’s a decent chance that the person reading my comment is one of those people that did this to them.
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—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Talent who pledged early support have been put through the social media wringer.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
So yeah, this family was put through hell, but there’s a decent chance that the person reading my comment is one of those people that did this to them.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
In his time on the show, the character was put through the ringer – a violent attack, a divorce, a number of devastating patient losses, an awkward facial hair phase.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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