work through
phrasal verb
worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.
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The actress has also done extensive philanthropic work through the United Nations and her own Wayuu Taya Foundation.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
As controllers are required to work through the shutdown without pay, some have not reported to work.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The product’s approach allows people of any skill level to customize their own AI agents and work through regulatory requirements in fields such as higher education, financial services and health care.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
But the confluence of events has given rise to an implicit and at times explicit messianic complex in GOP politics; that God is exclusively working through one party and one person and one nation.
—Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
As controllers are required to work through the shutdown without pay, some have not reported to work.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The product’s approach allows people of any skill level to customize their own AI agents and work through regulatory requirements in fields such as higher education, financial services and health care.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
But the confluence of events has given rise to an implicit and at times explicit messianic complex in GOP politics; that God is exclusively working through one party and one person and one nation.
—Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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