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

followed through (with)

verb

past tense of follow through (with)

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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The two documents work together to ensure your wishes are fulfilled, lawyers said.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026
Like Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi and Marc Bernal, who were all born in that year and grew up in the academy together, Xavi Espart fulfilled the dream of millions of youngsters worldwide by making his Barcelona debut.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfilled

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Timberlake last performed on stage at the Recording Academy Honors in January to celebrate collaborator Pharrell Williams.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026
Milton takes clear lead in QB2 battle Both backup quarterbacks performed well in the preseason opener in Seattle, and both went into the week of practice continuing to split reps with the second-team offense.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

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Only Real Madrid have ever done so in the competition’s current guise (though Ajax and Bayern Munich achieved it before the European Cup was rebranded).

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The researchers will need to determine how broadly the effect works and whether stronger enhancement can be achieved with different materials or cavity designs.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieved

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Florida executed 19 people last year, accounting for 40% of all executions nationwide, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Friday, Trumann police and the Poinsett County sheriff's office executed a search warrant relating to Rebecca Lucille Montgomery, 44, Trumann police said in a social media post.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of executed

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Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes around Syria after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in late 2024, mainly destroying army assets to keep them out of the hands of his successors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026
Preparations have been carried out at the Wenchang launch site for the Chang’e-7 mission over the past weeks, the seventh in the Chang’e moon exploration program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried out

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In the lawsuit, investors alleged they were led to believe that a groundbreaking Wondermind app would be made, advertising deals would be struck, and celebrity cover stories were already underway.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Clinker is a dark gray, pebble-sized material made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln to about 2,642 degrees Fahrenheit (1,450 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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