follow through (with)

verb

Definition of follow through (with)next
as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion you said you would put all of the files in order, but you didn't follow through with it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow through (with)
  1. fulfill
  2. perform
  3. execute
  4. achieve
  5. go through
  6. do
  7. put through
  8. carry out
Verb
  • She is tasked to help fulfill BYD’s goal of generating nearly half of its sales abroad, up from 30% of its annual 301 billion yuan ($43 billion) revenue as of June 2024.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • What does success look like for you—not defined by others, but by what genuinely fulfills and energizes you?
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Students from College of Adaptive Arts will sing the opening National Anthem and perform a special cheer routine during the game.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of perform
Verb
  • NuScale executed a revenue generating agreement with Fluor (FLR) for engineering and design services for a nuclear power project.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • China practiced blockading Taiwan just last month by surrounding the island, which could, if executed in earnest, stop imports or exports from the country.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of execute
Verb
  • The company has not yet achieved sufficient funding to develop or acquire a new business line.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The announcement reinforces the closeness Musk has managed to achieve with Trump, even after the election.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • In its six decades, the Eli Thomas store went through periods of growth and contraction.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Maintenance projects are currently already funded through the city’s general fund, and capital improvement plans are reported to the City Council after going through the planning department, making the current charter section unnecessary.
    Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of go through
Verb
  • Shout out to our friends at TMZ who did the most insightful original reporting.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of do
Verb
  • What’s more, some new or fully redesigned vehicles may not have yet been put through their paces; ratings are updated on an ongoing basis.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • To which Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have been forgiven for wondering, as the call was put through: Which president?
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of put through
Verb
  • Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, one of the biggest government agencies that will be integral to his vow to secure the border and carry out a massive deportation operation.
    Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • All three candidates have vowed to carry out Trump’s agenda.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of carry out
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