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
With those changes, the Social Security Administration was also putting through stronger identity proofing procedures with the aim of curbing benefit fraud.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
But seed oils are put through a process where they are pressed, bleached, heated, processed with solvents and highly refined, which can strip them of their nutritional value.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Staff at Old Trafford, Carrington and the club’s London office are currently being put through a second round of redundancies in the space of a year, which could, once complete, result in as many as 450 job losses since Ratcliffe’s arrival.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Over the six seasons, Brewer’s Janine has been put through the wringer by the oppressive society.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
But seed oils are put through a process where they are pressed, bleached, heated, processed with solvents and highly refined, which can strip them of their nutritional value.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Staff at Old Trafford, Carrington and the club’s London office are currently being put through a second round of redundancies in the space of a year, which could, once complete, result in as many as 450 job losses since Ratcliffe’s arrival.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Over the six seasons, Brewer’s Janine has been put through the wringer by the oppressive society.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put through
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This not only fulfills regulatory requirements but also reassures investors about the company's commitment to safeguarding assets and information.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Ultimately, hundreds of thousands of potential buyers chose not to fulfill their orders, and many of them could have had reasons related to the EV's design flaws.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The rapper is a frequent visitor to Kansas City, having last performed at Azura Amphitheater for 2024’s Kelce Jam.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Also in New York City, Uma Thurman brings her daughter Luna to the opening night of Eurydice, while Ciara performs at King's Cross in London.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Each country is responsible for developing its own plans for achieving those goals.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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The Sanko Group venture announced that its Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Pre-Consumer) and Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Post-Consumer) achieved C2C Certified Circularity at Platinum level.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 June 2025
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The pair's journey on Teen Mom has shown what a year of struggling to get pregnant did to Cheyenne and Zach, both as individuals and as a married couple.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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It was carried out last weekend and freed 1,000 captives on each side.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Following the Australian Grand Prix weekend, where special cameras were fitted to the cars to monitor the wings, further rear wing tests were carried out at the following two races in China and Japan.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Third, spend more time thinking about what makes one neighborhood safe and another unsafe.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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This is for us the first step to make Credor another global luxury watch brand from Japan.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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Over the past week, the Budget committee released a draft and a chairman’s amendment as the bill went through markup.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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In these scenarios, Opus 4 would often attempt to blackmail the engineer by threatening to reveal the affair if the replacement went through.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20through. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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