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as in with
as the result of
won the tournament through practice and hard work
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as in by
using the means or agency of
apparently got his money through theft and deception
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as in around
from beginning to end
read the letter through twice never once missed class the whole year through
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as in up
brought or having come to an end
a standing ovation for the cast when the play was through
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Recent Examples of through
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
On the pitch, Napoli was suffering through the championship point by point with Inter.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Just when everything starts feeling impossible, the universe will bless you with the vitality and assurance to push through.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
But that’s the universal struggle and the only way is through.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
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Preposition
Because relevance isn’t taught; it’s trained through tension, experimentation and reflection in synthetic futures.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
On the pitch, Napoli was suffering through the championship point by point with Inter.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adverb
Still, Houthi munitions occasionally slip through—most recently, a ballistic missile impacted outside Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on May 4.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Just when everything starts feeling impossible, the universe will bless you with the vitality and assurance to push through.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Adjective
Alan Pulido made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, cutting in from the right wing for a through pass by Radoja just beyond the Quakes defense.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
But that’s the universal struggle and the only way is through.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for through
Preposition
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Mobs of hundreds of young people have converged on locations throughout the city to wreak havoc, with massive fights requiring responses from hundreds of police officers.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 2025
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With a comfy memory foam insole, chic design, and multiple color options, they’re bound to be in your rotation throughout the season.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
Preposition
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Tax Cuts and Tax Breaks in the Big Beautiful Bill Lowers Tax Brackets The new legislation makes the lower income tax rates created during the first Trump Administration in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) permanent.—
Cindy McGhee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Will Smith was banned from the Oscars for ten years after slapping a fellow artist during a live broadcast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
31 May 2025
Preposition
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Shearer posted a video of the graduation ceremony to her Instagram Stories of Stella walking across the stage to receive her certificate of middle school completion.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Filmmakers embedded with the 2023 Thunderbirds team, following them from training in the Nevada desert to shows across the country.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 May 2025
Preposition
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One scam involved a caller impersonating a sheriff's deputy demanding payment via cryptocurrency to avoid arrest.—
Wayne Ford,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Too small for there ever to be an airport, this 40-square-mile outcrop of vertiginous cliffs surrounded by churning ocean is only reachable via a berth on one of the South African fishing vessels that come to collect the crayfish.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
Preposition
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Keep a few extra bucks in your wallet while keeping things safe with these Memorial Day Home Security Deals.—
& John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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About half the candidates make the cut after interviewing, slinging a bale of hay and displaying calm with horses.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Preposition
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Devastated by injuries throughout the year, the Gators were undermanned in the field and the bullpen with just one bench player available.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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And who beyond a xenophobe could possibly believe that one’s education is not enhanced by a classmate from elsewhere in the world, a truth that applies to kindergarten just as much as at Harvard?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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Some of that is related to how much safety Derwin James Jr. moves around.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Defense created easy offense and in the halfcourt, the ball skipped around.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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Supporters say this is the mark of a unifying candidate, though the fear remains that once voting is over, the old bitterness and acrimony will return without wholesale reform.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Whether in Latin America, Europe, or elsewhere, the days of passive treatment for those who work to undermine the rights of Americans are over.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/through. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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