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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
Peter Burke, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
SpaceX staged an unintentional fireworks show above the Caribbean on Thursday when the eighth flight of its giant Starship rocket ended with the upper stage tumbling out of control, exploding, and leaving glowing trails of wreckage streaming through the upper atmosphere.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
The bill didn’t get the 60 votes needed to go through, which means at least seven Democrats didn’t vote yes.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Mar. 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
March 7 is the first Friday of Lent — and many Catholics across America will be abstaining from eating meat this Friday and all Fridays through April 18, which is Good Friday this year.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
SpaceX staged an unintentional fireworks show above the Caribbean on Thursday when the eighth flight of its giant Starship rocket ended with the upper stage tumbling out of control, exploding, and leaving glowing trails of wreckage streaming through the upper atmosphere.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Those chapters are so stuffed with endlessly changing gameplay experiences that the significant narrative reveals, usually placed midway through and at the end, are too far apart to have any impact after prolonged stretches of exhaustive action or puzzle-solving.
—Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
The bill didn’t get the 60 votes needed to go through, which means at least seven Democrats didn’t vote yes.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Mar. 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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Those were likely adjusted, and refined, some dropped, and others added throughout your ascending into adulthood.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Wiz and Cole haven’t collaborated a whole lot with each other throughout both of their successful careers.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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Most people who are eating enough throughout the day don’t need anything during a workout.—
Albert Stumm,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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In 2000, approximately 1 in 150 children in the U.S. born in 1992 were diagnosed with autism compared with 2020, during which one in 36 children born in 2012 were diagnosed, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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In addition, the experimentation with new types and combinations of materials continues to be at the forefront of design and innovation across the industry.—
Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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Affected workers live across the country, representing dozens of states.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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Gone, too, is the Latin Mass revival, which, to the dismay of many Catholics around the world, Francis quashed via a motu proprio in 2021.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some galaxies are too far away or too faint to be measured via this approximation technique, and the light from stars at a galaxy’s diffuse outskirts is easily overlooked.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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In a 2020 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ms. Parton said her husband had never wanted to be in the spotlight.—
Sara Ruberg,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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Stay Safe: Discard old information by shredding it.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Each team starts with two challenges, which can be used by the batter, pitcher or catcher.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In the last trade war, around 80% of the money the U.S. government took in from tariffs on Chinese imports went back to paying farmers who were hurt by retaliatory tariffs, Busch says.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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What the people of New Orleans and the Mekong Delta need is the restoration of good floods that can spread sediment around to rebuild their deltas.—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Vaccine design For most, the gut-busting bug is miserable but usually over in a few days.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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The days of pushing policies purely for commission are over.—
Marc Rogers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/through. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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