FOLLOW THROUGH (WITH) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

follow through (with)

verb

as in to fulfill

to carry through (as a process) to completion you said you would put all of the files in order, but you didn't follow through with it

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Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
As a result, critics have likened Achilles to a carpetbagger, and called him a political opportunist who failed to fulfill his commitment to voters.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

Her wife, poet Megan Falley, performs with the Chicago Philharmonic.

— Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of perform

Verb

But OpenAI also beefed up its own agents this year by launching its Codex coding app in February and ChatGPT Work agent in July for accomplishing multistep tasks like writing a brief or analysis.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Think of what a lone honeybee or termite can accomplish compared to a colony of them.

— Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplish

Verb

Fusion reactions can occur below them; the challenge is achieving a sufficiently high reaction rate while controlling energy losses.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Gartner reported that organizations regularly adjusting their change plans in response to employee feedback were four times more likely to achieve successful change.

— Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieve

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The people responsible for executing must have clarity about what changes, who is responsible, what resources are required, how their actions will be measured and when.

— Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The failure to execute Pike also upset Slemmer’s family, who said the attention on Pike’s condition has taken attention away from the victim.

— Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of execute

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Mired in one of the worst slumps of his big-league career, Swanson is going through the day-to-day grind trying to get going offensively.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Asked about the technical issues, FIFA on Wednesday reiterated that sales through its official site are guaranteed to go through.

— R.J. Rico, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Definition of go through

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There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Sellers who have the option to pull their listing off the market are generally doing so.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

The soap-free formula also lifts away traces of makeup and sunscreen without making sensitive skin feel like it’s been put through the wringer.

— Sheryl George, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
His famous patient passes away 25 minutes into the film; the remaining 86 minutes focus on Garofalo’s legal maneuverings and his own incredulity at virtually every part of the process of being put through the public wringer.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

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