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)
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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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The agency has been put through the wringer in recent months, facing a deadly shooting at its headquarters in Atlanta; losing key leaders to either firings or resignations; and losing 600 employees in an August layoff.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
The prototypes were spherical wire frames containing sails; in the wind tunnel, they were put through their paces on different surfaces, including rough and smooth terrain, sand, pebbles and boulder fields.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The reality competition follows a group of celebrities as they are put through a series of brutal challenges used in real-life Special Forces selection.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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