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—
A. W. Long
A. W. Long2
a
: to receive approval or sanction : pass
b
: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion
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Conversely, if the deal goes through, given HPE’s recent executional missteps, investors may worry whether the company will be able to effectively integrate a business of Juniper’s size.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
The researchers went through hundreds of rodent and shrew carcasses to look for mpox infections and found one: the carcass of a squirrel that had died less than three months before the outbreak started.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Your Parenting Style
Millennials/Generation Y: 1980 to 1995
Millennials went through several undertakings as Uranus moved from Scorpio to Sagittarius.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
The researchers went through hundreds of rodent and shrew carcasses to look for mpox infections and found one: the carcass of a squirrel that had died less than three months before the outbreak started.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Your Parenting Style
Millennials/Generation Y: 1980 to 1995
Millennials went through several undertakings as Uranus moved from Scorpio to Sagittarius.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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