be done with

idiom

: to bring to completion : to finish
When will you be done with the project?

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The larger, wider Starship and New Glenn rockets mean that building a Webb-like space telescope today could be done with none of the origami-like folding and unfolding, with their attendant risks, and so be much cheaper. Martin Elvis, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026 Taking over a large country ought to be done with circumspection and consensus, not the self-aggrandizement and demagoguery of a massive personality disorder. John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 Perhaps something could be done with them? Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026 So the league wanted to give them their due and test the limits of what could be done with outdoor hockey. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for be done with

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“Be done with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20done%20with. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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