as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
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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Recent Examples of put through
They have been put through their paces by Jerry Mitchell, the director and choreographer.
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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
He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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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
He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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According to the release, the company in recent years has expanded its ability to fulfill customer orders directly from store locations.Gil Macias, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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The company can now fulfill customer orders from store locations, without the fulfillment center, Kohl's said.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rod Wave Rod Wave will perform at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of his Last Lap tour on Saturday, January 18.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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With this capability, Schaeffler can perform returnable account matching with the help of machine learning models and automate the matching process by activating line-item matching.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Tar Heel State has not executed a death row inmate since 2006.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Investigators are probing whether the suspect acted alone or had help from others in planning and executing the attack, Jason Williams, the district attorney of Orleans Parish, which includes New Orleans, told ABC News.Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Countless groups can boast of achieving widespread commercial success, though few can claim to register a greater impact than Kraftwerk.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Today, the Pi 5 board achieves what may be its final form: a version with 16GB of RAM, available for $120.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Amid the devastating ongoing Palisades Fire, actor Sebastian Harrison did everything possible to escape.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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The lack of transparency or legal recourse in government decision-making reveals the deeper flaws of centralized governance: policies are developed and carried out with little consultation or explanation, leaving citizens and businesses to navigate the fallout.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Over 740 removal flights to 160-plus countries have been carried out since the rule was introduced.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ash trickled down from a gray sky and the smell of smoke lingered in the air Thursday as Angelenos made phone calls to loved ones.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Effect of Technology on Hunting Opportunity The context for Idaho’s HAT working group is that as technology makes hunters more effective at killing animals, hunting opportunity diminishes.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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At Burke’s sentencing, his lawyer went through piles of letters extolling the alderman’s generosity and willingness to perform services without seeking credit or asking anything in return.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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The winners will then go through to compete in UEFA’s third-tier competition the following season.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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