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)
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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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But this 19th-century restaurant was put through one of its greatest hardships in the 21st century.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Other inputs from polarization compass (to see sky polarization), and a camera can be put through a Bayesian filter that fuses these inputs dynamically.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
The Cowboys head of security, Cable Johnson, was put through to police in Plano asking for officers in that Dallas suburb to do a welfare check on the 24-year-old.
—Nicole Duarte, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
The latest version of Frankenstein’s monster, like his predecessors, gets put through the physical and emotional wringer.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Other inputs from polarization compass (to see sky polarization), and a camera can be put through a Bayesian filter that fuses these inputs dynamically.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
The Cowboys head of security, Cable Johnson, was put through to police in Plano asking for officers in that Dallas suburb to do a welfare check on the 24-year-old.
—Nicole Duarte, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
The latest version of Frankenstein’s monster, like his predecessors, gets put through the physical and emotional wringer.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for put through
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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