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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The Dangote group also plans to set up a second refinery in Kenya to form a network capable of fulfilling the continent’s needs.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The Obamas adopted Bo in 2009, fulfilling a campaign promise to Malia and Sasha.

— Gabriella Biello, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

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At scale, those infrastructure inefficiencies can multiply with thousands of agents performing millions of tasks per day.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
In posts celebrating his return from the moon and recent career shift, Glover can be seen performing dance routines with his family — but don't bother refreshing your feed to load more any time soon.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of performing

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Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 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

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CreativeFuture, the nonprofit advocating for creative copyright protections, was doing their own work, as were representatives from the TV Academy.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
So the idea is that a particle has definite properties independent of what distant particles are doing.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of doing

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Those rumors haven’t gone unnoticed, with Bronwyn leaning into them by making a scissoring motion with her hands — but all in jest!

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
There are vegan options here, but the place is known for grinding their own ground beef on the daily and making their own mayonnaise.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

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