1
as in quite
to a full extent or degree
I know him through and through, and he would never do such a cowardly thing
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2
as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
those UFO claims were examined through and through and were found to be completely bogus
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Recent Examples of through and through
As Drag Race viewers know, Plasma is a Broadway baby through and through, a Gay White Way devotee whose humor and style draws on legends like Barbra Streisand and Bernadette Peters.
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Jenna Bush Hager is a president's daughter through and through.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
But at its heart, Nouvelle Vague is still a Linklater hangout film through and through; his flaneurs this time are just the likes of Godard (Guillaume Marbeck), François Truffaut (Adrien Rouyard), Jean-Paul Belmondo (Aubry Dullin), and Suzanne Schiffman (Jodie Ruth-Forest).
—Tomris Laffly, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Released in 2022, the most hardcore Boxster of them all is an elite sports car through and through.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Jenna Bush Hager is a president's daughter through and through.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
But at its heart, Nouvelle Vague is still a Linklater hangout film through and through; his flaneurs this time are just the likes of Godard (Guillaume Marbeck), François Truffaut (Adrien Rouyard), Jean-Paul Belmondo (Aubry Dullin), and Suzanne Schiffman (Jodie Ruth-Forest).
—Tomris Laffly, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Released in 2022, the most hardcore Boxster of them all is an elite sports car through and through.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for through and through
Adverb
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His energy and passion for the subject are — like his involvement in it — quite surprising.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The dog was still sitting quite motionless, surveying the park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The book answers those questions systematically.—
Chris Bradley,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet ever.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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We’re all slightly dizzied by this dopamine of social-media traction and losing sight of the effects of it.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Residences at Grand Hyatt Deer Valley launched last year with pricing starting under $2 million and sold out completely by summer.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Any violence against a judge or a judge's family is completely unacceptable.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Drain the water one more time, then rinse the scarf out thoroughly under the faucet with lukewarm or cool water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Leaders can thoroughly test how changes made to products, processes and tools may contribute to time and cost savings in the real-world without disrupting operations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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James wants more to change as a result of his daughter’s death – to force a change in rules and culture, so there are more guardrails around children and young travelers, like Piper, who are strong and independent but don’t necessarily have the life experience to fully appreciate the dangers.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but never fully captured.—
KAMILA HRABCHUK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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So far, this seems perfectly fine.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Betzaida Sanchez, shopping with her friend Araceli Herrera, both from Kansas City, Kansas, was thrilled to find a perfectly fitting pair of burgundy thigh-high suede boots for just $8.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Close all zippers, buttons, and fasteners and turn the jacket inside out to prevent snags.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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While the delicate fabric does wrinkle, creases come out easily with a low-heat iron — just be sure to turn the dress inside out first.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Through and through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/through%20and%20through. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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