follow through (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follow through (with)
Verb
  • Carney added that Ottawa expects Stellantis to fulfill its commitment to Brampton workers.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers’ desire to ride their starting pitching in October and minimize the exposure of their Achilles’ heel (the bullpen) is being fulfilled.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Although the Peacock adaptation didn't show a full shot of Gacy in his clown costume, the series included scenes of him talking about his passion for dressing up as a clown and publicly performing as one.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Board’s view is that Elon’s one-of-a-kind leadership is key not only to Tesla’s next phase of growth, but also to securing deep layers of impressive talent that are necessary to accomplish Tesla’s goals.
    Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Accords will become a critical part of securing regional peace as the subsequent steps of the 20-point plan are executed, and likely cement the president’s place in history if all major countries in the region sign the covenant.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This configuration allows the containerized launcher to work with the ship’s existing sensors, achieving full engagement capability without requiring new hardware.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The last one – the last out of a game, say, or the last victory in a playoff series – is considered the hardest one to achieve, if old adages and the like are to be believed.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Five times in these league championship series, the home fans have shown up and done their thing.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But some residents in Altadena whose homes were destroyed feel the utility company should have done more to protect them.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.
    Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • He was being put through training recently to test his ability to stay calm under pressure as Douglas tried to overstimulate his senses.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • He was joined by Ali Abbas and Ali Ayyoub, two former ministers of defense facing sanctions for human rights violations and atrocities carried out during the conflict.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Follow through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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