put through
verb
put through; putting through; puts through
1
: to carry to a successful conclusion
put through a number of reforms
2
a
: to make a telephone connection for
b
: to obtain a connection for (a telephone call)
Examples of put through in a Sentence
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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He’s thrown that trend into overdrive this week, gaining more than seven strokes putting through 36 holes.
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Justin Ray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Photo : Singer Vehicle Design One of Singer’s reimagined Porsches gets put through its paces at Magarigawa, where the restoration house introduced its brand in Japan last year.
—Sue Callaway, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Yes, Mickey is part of constant experiments to help researchers see what causes death and disease, and so he is put through the ringer and reprinted repeatedly, dying over and over again, always being printed again to continue the process.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
People are paying good money for health care and being put through this.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Justin Ray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Photo : Singer Vehicle Design One of Singer’s reimagined Porsches gets put through its paces at Magarigawa, where the restoration house introduced its brand in Japan last year.
—Sue Callaway, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Yes, Mickey is part of constant experiments to help researchers see what causes death and disease, and so he is put through the ringer and reprinted repeatedly, dying over and over again, always being printed again to continue the process.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
People are paying good money for health care and being put through this.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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