go through
verb
went through; gone through; going through; goes through
1
: to continue firmly or obstinately to the end
… I was going through with it if it killed me.—
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a
: to receive approval or sanction : pass
The amendment failed to go through.
b
: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion
The sale of the house went through.
1
: to subject to thorough examination, consideration, or study
went through the list of items one by one
2
: experience, undergo
had to go through quite an ordeal
4
: search
caught him going through my desk
5
: to spend or use all of
already went through our savings
6
: to affect as a thought or memory
The words kept going through his mind.
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No one’s had the full journey of going from origin to legend while training in the shoes of Bruce Wayne and becoming Batman and going through all those adventures in one experience.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 May 2026
The Bears went through the postseason holding every opponent scoreless, an impressive 71-0 run through the playoffs in seven games.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
The Knicks went through something last year, and came out of the experience stronger, and better.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Sarah Bang, director of public school partnerships for UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, who helped develop the curriculum for TREEAMS, noted that the students at the planting event had gone through trauma and that incidents like the Simi Valley fire re-triggers it.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 May 2026
The Bears went through the postseason holding every opponent scoreless, an impressive 71-0 run through the playoffs in seven games.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
The Knicks went through something last year, and came out of the experience stronger, and better.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Sarah Bang, director of public school partnerships for UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, who helped develop the curriculum for TREEAMS, noted that the students at the planting event had gone through trauma and that incidents like the Simi Valley fire re-triggers it.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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