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
Attempting to turn Roan’s call to support artists — especially those who have been put through the wringer of the industry only to later be spit out and discarded — into an ego competition reflects an intentional disregarding of the larger structural failings plaguing the music industry.
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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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put through
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The service will aim to fulfill the original mission of Fubo.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Running a bed and breakfast fulfills a long-time dream of hers.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Elsewhere Thursday morning on Wall Street, KBW downgraded Goldman Sachs to market perform from outperform .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.—
Lesley Joseph,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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The crime Sigmon, 67, is being executed for the 2001 baseball bat killings of his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville County.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Now, the software/SaaS vendor is responsible for a larger part of the technology stack, which includes the complete environment in which the application code executes (e.g., everything from hardware and network infrastructure to the operating system and application software).—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Launched at 1871 eight years ago, Cameo exploded in popularity during the pandemic, achieving a $1 billion unicorn valuation in 2021 before struggling and downsizing in the post-pandemic landscape.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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High earning Gen Z consider a strong work-life balance to be a firm signifier of wealth and 41 percent are aspiring to achieve that in the next two years.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The country's first execution using nitrogen gas was carried out last year in Alabama, which has now executed four people using the method.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Jewish settlers also have carried out rampages in Palestinian areas in the territory.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Noah Schultz made the journey from the bullpen to the mound for the top of the fifth inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zanotti has made exclusive capsule collections designed in collaboration with Rita Ora, Jennifer Lopez and Zayn Malik.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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With the Heat entering Saturday in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and four games behind the sixth-place Detroit Pistons for the East’s final playoff spot that doesn’t require having to go through play-in, the standings have helped create that level of desperation.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s real estate properties have vast financial gains to be made, should the merger go through and the PGA begin hosting tournaments at his properties again.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20through. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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