work through
phrasal verb
worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.
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Emotional struggles will no longer just be addressed privately with another person, a professional, outside the community—they may be worked through without any human contact at all.
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Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
This month, Pisces season is activating your chart’s fourth house of family matters and memories, sending you into a flurry of feelings, and potentially inspiring you to work through things from your past.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead of working through an avoidant attachment style or learning to manage trauma responses, people use these terms to justify emotional shutdowns and poor communication.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Airbus, meanwhile, remains stymied by a host of supply chain issues which are limiting its ability to ramp up production and work through its order backlog of more than 8,000 jets, Faury told CNBC.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
This month, Pisces season is activating your chart’s fourth house of family matters and memories, sending you into a flurry of feelings, and potentially inspiring you to work through things from your past.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead of working through an avoidant attachment style or learning to manage trauma responses, people use these terms to justify emotional shutdowns and poor communication.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Airbus, meanwhile, remains stymied by a host of supply chain issues which are limiting its ability to ramp up production and work through its order backlog of more than 8,000 jets, Faury told CNBC.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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