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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The state rescinded a round-one grant in the same amount in September, because Palomar, working through its charitable foundation, was unable to meet a 10% funding match for the award.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Whether Hyland has entrenched himself in a 10-man rotation, has surpassed Conley in the pecking order or has merely been a fill-in while Conley works through early-season struggles remains to be seen.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Emma Ansara, a mother of three in south Denver, hasn’t tallied her exact savings from the program, but the help has made her finances easier as three sons worked through school.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Engineering electricity from salinity gradients PRO systems work through osmosis, the process by which water molecules move from an area of low salt concentration to a high concentration across a semipermeable membrane.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Whether Hyland has entrenched himself in a 10-man rotation, has surpassed Conley in the pecking order or has merely been a fill-in while Conley works through early-season struggles remains to be seen.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Emma Ansara, a mother of three in south Denver, hasn’t tallied her exact savings from the program, but the help has made her finances easier as three sons worked through school.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Engineering electricity from salinity gradients PRO systems work through osmosis, the process by which water molecules move from an area of low salt concentration to a high concentration across a semipermeable membrane.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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