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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He was hit with a Claymore and put through an announce table and eventually suffered the defeat.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Even that word, discourse—a shorthand for the way that a particular topic gets put through the internet’s meat grinder—is a misnomer, because none of the participants is really talking to the others.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
In the morning, Aira is in the rehearsal space on Great Jones Street, being put through her paces by Marla.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
But overloading the dishwasher can result in dirty dishes that need to be put through a second cycle to get clean, and dishes that are crammed in may become damaged.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Even that word, discourse—a shorthand for the way that a particular topic gets put through the internet’s meat grinder—is a misnomer, because none of the participants is really talking to the others.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
In the morning, Aira is in the rehearsal space on Great Jones Street, being put through her paces by Marla.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
But overloading the dishwasher can result in dirty dishes that need to be put through a second cycle to get clean, and dishes that are crammed in may become damaged.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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