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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Photo: Adriane Quinlan Which maybe made the fight a hard one to put through any kind of purity test: There were the people who wanted to be able to park their cars, and then there were those who wanted to make money selling Tecate and olives to 24-year-olds.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
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—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
Janine’s been put through so much — arguably more than any character.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Blue-chip stocks have fluctuated, and the reliable strategy of buying and holding has been put through the wringer as stocks have bounced around without much clarity.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
There is a test laboratory where samples of materials and finished bags are put through their paces, and a repair workshop where a weathered brown bag awaited rescue, its flap chewed by a dog.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for put through
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“Put through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20through. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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