as in fulfilled
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed through (with)
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The Dodgers’ desire to ride their starting pitching in October and minimize the exposure of their Achilles’ heel (the bullpen) is being fulfilled.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025 -
You’re fulfilled, content and happy.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting our fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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It has only been accomplished by a few mountaineers since it was first done by American climber Thomas Hornbein.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Although the Dodgers’ bullpen performed well to get 10 outs after Glasnow was done.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, for their part, have performed quite well despite their primary offensive engine not firing properly.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Putin has again played his military cards, and not (yet) achieved his goals.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Yacoubian expressed her belief that more progress towards Palestinian statehood needs to be achieved before countries will commit.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a large crowd watched, Hamas gunmen executed the men with shots to the back of the head.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Only weeks later, on September 11, al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four passenger planes and carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history, killing nearly 3,000 people.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told local media that investigators believe the robbers, who carried out the raid in just seven minutes in broad daylight Sunday, may have been commissioned by a collector or purely motivated by the value of the jewels and precious metals, Reuters reported.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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He was being put through training recently to test his ability to stay calm under pressure as Douglas tried to overstimulate his senses.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Followed through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followed%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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