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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Clubs are allowed to name a maximum of 25 senior players for UEFA tournaments, though eight of those must be homegrown, with four having been ‘club trained’ (the latter requirement that Newcastle failed to fulfil in either 2023-24 or 2025-26).

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Let the city fund the two-year programs to help transition these workers into new and fulfilling careers.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of fulfill

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But for many Georgians who volunteered, worked, performed or attended the Games, the memories that have endured are far more personal.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
One of Ramboll’s innovations is to address reactive power, a component of electricity that does not perform useful work but is essential in maintaining electrical and magnetic fields and controlling voltage levels.

— Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Definition of perform

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My mother was very hard working and accomplished a lot on her own.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Israeli officials said that their military used the two-thousand-pound bombs to destroy fortified tunnels, and although there are less indiscriminate ways to accomplish that objective, Republicans pounced.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of accomplish

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Researchers achieve this by mounting a lightweight backpack, which houses a microcontroller, a radio receiver, and a power source, on the insect.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Panelists warned about a future where Christian nationalists subvert democratic systems in order to achieve a larger goal of garnering special power and privilege for Christians.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of achieve

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Abarca called the hearing after Homeland Security Investigations executed a criminal search warrant at the food manufacturer, an operation that resulted in multiple people being taken into custody.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Don’t expect your kid to get the hang of it on day one, and don’t force them to execute their routine perfectly every morning, without any fuss or pushback.

— Parents, Parents, 17 July 2026

Definition of execute

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In the Assembly vote, all opponents to the bill were Republicans, a pattern that has followed the bill through all the votes it has been put through so far.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The freshman lineman was put through rigorous drills by strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis, according to the attorney general’s office, even though Kulbis knew Dickey had sickle cell trait.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of put through

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Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The medals were carried out on silver trays and after the Venezuelan match officials received theirs, Harry Kane led the whole England squad up onto the stage.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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