win through

verb

won through; winning through; wins through

intransitive verb

: to survive difficulties and reach a desired or satisfactory end
win through to a better life beyond.B. F. Reilly

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The commission will ask the political parties to provide the names of members to fill the seats won through the proportional representation system. Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 El Dorado went on to win the CIF-SS Division 4 championship and continued to win through the SoCal Division III Regional. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 Golden, 40, is just just the third coach in SEC history with 100 wins through his first four seasons at an SEC school, joining former Kentucky coaches John Calipari and Tubby Smith. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 While diplomats talk about what to do with the key oil chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz closed, the actual battle for low-cost and robust energy will be won through the integration of physics, subsurface engineering, and advanced computation. Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for win through

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of win through was in 1644

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“Win through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win%20through. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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