go through
verb
went through; gone through; going through; goes through
1
: to continue firmly or obstinately to the end
I was going through with it if it killed me—
A. W. Long
A. W. Long2
a
: to receive approval or sanction : pass
b
: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion
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Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Backblaze goes through massive amounts of hard drives backing up customers' data, and its report is worth reading.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2025
For the president, for Billy and for every one of us who went through hell to get here.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
For Christine’s and my generation in particular, the experience of having gone through the AIDS epidemic and the AIDS crisis was very formative.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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