PUTTING THROUGH Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

putting through

verb

present participle of put through

as in fulfilling

to carry through (as a process) to completion the incoming university president is vowing to put through the sort of sweeping changes that will propel the school into the top tier academically

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Recent Examples of putting through After putting through a few revisions, the proposal has reduced the number of schools set to close from 20 to 17. — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Two separate developers are putting through zoning proposals for more than 300 apartments in Enfield’s Thompsonville section that would be built before its new train station opens in 2029. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 Thomas is ranked fourth in the field in strokes gained putting through two rounds. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026

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Others can involve providing financial stability for a child who has pursued a meaningful and fulfilling career that does not pay very much, or assisting younger family members with a down payment in a tight housing market.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
With Charlie, Erika was well on her way to fulfilling this fantasy.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

Give yourself permission to enjoy connection without performing constant availability.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
The special show at the sanctuary found Wakeman sitting at a grand piano and performing a few new compositions written specifically for the bears.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

The 30-logical-qubit demonstration represents an important data point in the industry’s effort to move from isolated quantum experiments toward machines capable of executing increasingly long and reliable computations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Most importantly, ask whether your team has started avoiding good ideas because executing them on the website feels too difficult.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of executing

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That's a big step toward Verstappen achieving his target of avoiding a first winless season since his 2015 rookie year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The auditor would examine whether the program is achieving its goals, how to cut the program’s costs by at least 10% annually and other areas.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieving

Verb

Curtis had a difficult time rebuilding the staff at her clubs on the way out of the pandemic — accomplishing that only with the help of comics who promoted her efforts on their podcasts.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

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It may be overlooked, considering how comfortable Suzuki appears when carrying out Unai Emery’s ploy of his backline baiting an opponent’s press, but at Parma, he was required to kick mostly long.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Despite their return, the Sussexes will remain as non-working royals and will not be carrying out any official royal engagements on behalf of the sovereign, says the document, sent by Lord Chamberlain, a top Palace official, according to the BBC.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying out

Verb

Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Anyone attempting to judge these works by their relationship to canonized video, computational art, and painting may have difficulty doing so.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

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Along with return airport transfers, VIP airport assistance, 30-minute photo sessions, daily wellness activities, Balinese house visits, private melukat purification ceremonies, and jamu-making classes are all complimentary.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
In turn, an interpretation may report that no concerning variant was found without making clear that the relevant gene was not fully examined.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

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