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
The adidas Sporty & Rich Adizero Adios is a chunky dad sneaker through and through.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, Gwyneth Paltrow is a mom through and through, and just like when Sofia Coppola set Romy Mars loose upon everyone's crush, Jacob Elordi, Paltrow is putting a word in for Apple, too.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2025
Roth Is a Life Long ‘Batman’ Fan As a kid, Roth himself was a Batman fan through and through.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
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.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, Gwyneth Paltrow is a mom through and through, and just like when Sofia Coppola set Romy Mars loose upon everyone's crush, Jacob Elordi, Paltrow is putting a word in for Apple, too.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2025
Roth Is a Life Long ‘Batman’ Fan As a kid, Roth himself was a Batman fan through and through.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
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.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for through and through
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For Rios, the celebration hits home — quite literally — as a Bay Area native.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Firstly, in drone technology, operating tactics and countermeasures, Russia has caught up and is quite possibly ahead.—
Andrew Carey,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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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,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the halftime locker room, the plan was to come out strong in the first four-minute segment and systematically break the Bluejays down.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2026
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Green Day came up through the punk scene that emerged from 924 Gilman Street, an all-ages venue in Berkeley, California.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Project Safe Neighborhoods provides the FBI and its partners with a platform to collaborate and develop a comprehensive approach to target significant violent crime in neighborhoods all across the nation, said Dallas FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jeremy Wright said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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The home’s original exterior remains largely the same, but Eldridge completely renovated the former duplex into a reception area and studio space for the photography business, then added a brand-new living space to the back.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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The full-grain leather upper is completely waterproof, too.—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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This is why experts recommend vacuuming in different directions and thoroughly agitating the carpet piles.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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Her voice cracks in pain, anger, and heartbreak at how thoroughly the system and those around her failed her.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Bad Bunny singing at the Super Bowl means bringing Spanish-language songs, fully charged with references to Latino culture, to the biggest stage of American TV.—
Rocio Munoz,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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One of The Kid’s classmates slipped through an inflatable ring in my pool, and her mom had to jump in, fully clothed, after her, but that near mishap only seemed to bring our group closer together.—
Jen Wang,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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McDonald’s has kind of been able to, not perfectly, but steer clear of some of those viral politicization almost on accident in both of those cases.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Hotel Jerome is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Aspen.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Beo Grace has also some clever design details, such as the hidden metal speaker grilles, a nod to Bang & Olufsen’s ethos of designing products outside in and inside out with an eye for detail.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Turn jeans inside out, wash on a gentle cycle, and skip fabric softener to reduce fading and wear.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
29 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 7 Feb. 2026.
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