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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Six other teams also performed worse at home than on the road, including two home teams this playoff weekend: the Baltimore Ravens (hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night) and the Houston Texans (hosting the Los Angeles Chargers to kick off the playoff slate).Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Legendary actor Harrison Ford eats there on his trips to Wichita when his maintenance performed on his plane, per a Wichita Eagle story.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of two decades, Rita executed 169 transfers, averaging $2.5 million per year.Sean Keane, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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It has been widely reported that the President-elect plans to execute as many as 100 executive orders on a wide variety of issues during his first day in office next Monday.David Blackmon, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that the medaka males mated an average of 19 times per day, with some only achieving four and others up to 27 times.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The track achieved the longest climb to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a solo male artist, taking 32 weeks to reach the summit in March 2024.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 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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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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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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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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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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Jan Hooks, who had a stellar five years on the show, went through a hard time after the death of her mother.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 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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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20through. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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