come through
verb
came through; come through; coming through; comes through
1
: to do what is needed or expected
came through in the clutch
2
a
: to be expressed
a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing
b
: to be communicated
a message that came through loud and clear
With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.—
Jane E. Brody
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In July, Rihanna taps the rapper to star in her Fenty Skin campaign, but their chemistry really comes through during a couple of flirty videos for Vogue and GQ in August.
—Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
And that only came through being involved in the creative process, just sitting down and looking at the blank page.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2025
His kids – a young team with only one senior – came through.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
The Panthers understood that liberation and empowerment could only come through communal love focused on helping one’s neighbors and building up one’s community, even though their inability to live up to their ideals ultimately limited some of the group’s potential.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
And that only came through being involved in the creative process, just sitting down and looking at the blank page.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2025
His kids – a young team with only one senior – came through.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
The Panthers understood that liberation and empowerment could only come through communal love focused on helping one’s neighbors and building up one’s community, even though their inability to live up to their ideals ultimately limited some of the group’s potential.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Come through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20through. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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