as in fulfilling
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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But as adults, it’s been very fulfilling to merge.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Among them is harnessing what is sometimes referred to as clean heat, which means fulfilling the supply chain’s thermal energy needs with renewable sources such as wind and solar.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Just players performing the task at hand and being aware of certain situations.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Musk has said Tesla will start selling its Optimus robots in 2026, and the company claims Optimus is already performing tasks in Tesla factories autonomously.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Schiavo, part of it is accomplishing what the program can in her final season with Lane.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hayabusa2 continued the project’s legacy by accomplishing a similar retrieval from another asteroid (Ryugu) in 2020.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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Joy speaks at length about growing up in a culturally sophisticated yet oppressive family and holding her artistic temperament in check, before achieving a belated liberation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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During an interview with Axios Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader also maintained his primary focus remains achieving peace rather than securing another term.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In any case, Loan may have felt justified in executing the prisoner on sight.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now, Khan is executing on his plan to bring more prestige to the women's division.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Islamic State was suspected of carrying out a deadly suicide bombing at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria, which killed 22 worshipers and injured 63 others.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Adobe Stock The era of agentic AI is here, or so we are told, bringing super-smart AI assistants capable of carrying out complex tasks on our behalf.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nearly half of Gen X plan to continue working in retirement, or are already doing so, generally out of necessity.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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These efforts give visitors new awareness of the homegrown organizations doing vital nonprofit work across Puerto Rico, as well as a way to support meaningful work happening on the island.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Actually, wait until the week ahead is through before making a prediction.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Per the video, Holland attended it with his fiancée, Zendaya, and his costar Jacob Batalon also showed up, making the Spider-Man trio complete.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Following through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/following%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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