follows through (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of follow through (with)
as in fulfills
to carry through (as a process) to completion you said you would put all of the files in order, but you didn't follow through with it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follows through (with)
  1. fulfills
  2. performs
  3. accomplishes
  4. executes
  5. achieves
  6. does
  7. carries out
  8. makes
Verb
  • Technical leaders, who take responsibility for setting the tempo in possession and moving the team forward, can be just as important, and Guimaraes fulfils this duty for Newcastle, too.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Through this discipline of reduction, the watch fulfills its own promise—perfection through the removal of excess.
    — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • In the end, this revocable trust plus two single-member LLCs structure probably accomplishes no more than to provide a temporary speed bump for creditors.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Murphy is a player the Warriors front office has circled for years as a prime wing who fits a need, the Kerr system and, at 25, accomplishes the goal of getting younger.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
    — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • How Clert’s ambitious adaptation achieves this, in under 90 minutes to boot, is best experienced in real time.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 July 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • This cozy space does a lot with a little, offering bar seating, booths for larger parties and a few tables for smaller groups.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • So does Milot Kiros, the DSA Congressional candidate who won in Colorado on Tuesday.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of does
Verb
  • The superintendent heads up the California Department of Education, carries out policies set by the state Board of Education and is an ex-officio member of the state’s higher education governing boards.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of carries out
Verb
  • The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Franke pointed to Franco-German defense projects as an example of how national political incentives can slow cooperation, even when joint production makes strategic sense.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of makes
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