put through

verb

put through; putting through; puts through

transitive verb

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
Recent Examples on the Web Even the Stark brood got to chase cats or swoon over princes for a few episodes before getting put through the wringer by the Lannisters. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024 They were asked to present their philosophy on policing and put through different scenarios during the on-site interviews. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024 Lithium hates temperature cycles, and on the surface of Mars, they would be put through a hellish cycle of temperatures from -130° Fahrenheit (-90° C) to 70° (20° C). Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024 Stop motion, put through Blender, Unreal and AI for style transfer in dialog and textures. John Hopewell, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023 Every one of our 10 Car of the Year contenders for 2024—put through the paces in California and Florida—is a true high-performance vehicle and a luxury vehicle, each ladling on varying ratios of these antipodal and once mutually exclusive attributes. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024 Passengers are spotted grabbing the passenger-side grip handle as the car is put through its paces. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024 Human experts would be drafted in to refine the policy, before it was put through another round of public consultation and then a vote. TIME, 5 Feb. 2024 Sift: Often used to describe how to prepare flour for baking; the flour and dry ingredients are put through a sieve or sifter to remove lumps and incorporate air. Andrea Weigl, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of put through was in 1888

Cite this Entry

“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

put through

verb
: to carry to a conclusion
put through a number of reforms
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