follow through (with)

verb

Definition of follow through (with)next
as in to fulfill
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 follow through (with)
  1. fulfill
  2. perform
  3. accomplish
  4. achieve
  5. execute
  6. go through
  7. do
  8. put through
Verb
  • Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, critics have likened Achilles to a carpetbagger, and called him a political opportunist who failed to fulfill his commitment to voters.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Her wife, poet Megan Falley, performs with the Chicago Philharmonic.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of perform
Verb
  • But OpenAI also beefed up its own agents this year by launching its Codex coding app in February and ChatGPT Work agent in July for accomplishing multistep tasks like writing a brief or analysis.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Think of what a lone honeybee or termite can accomplish compared to a colony of them.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • Higher energy density could allow automakers to achieve longer driving ranges without increasing battery size or weight.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tantalizing opportunities may be found in copper-oxide ceramics known as cuprates, but achieving them requires first understanding how the superconducting phenomenon emerges at relatively warm temperatures.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • The high court found that the administration had not demonstrated that the president was authorized to use regular military forces to execute federal laws or that those forces were unable to carry out the mission.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Through it all, each member of the 11-person cast plays an instrument — or two or three or four — while toggling between characters, belting lyrics and executing Chi-San Howard’s enthralling choreography.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • Mired in one of the worst slumps of his big-league career, Swanson is going through the day-to-day grind trying to get going offensively.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Asked about the technical issues, FIFA on Wednesday reiterated that sales through its official site are guaranteed to go through.
    — R.J. Rico, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of go through
Verb
  • There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sellers who have the option to pull their listing off the market are generally doing so.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • His famous patient passes away 25 minutes into the film; the remaining 86 minutes focus on Garofalo’s legal maneuverings and his own incredulity at virtually every part of the process of being put through the public wringer.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • More users meant more compute costs, and the nature of how users interacted with the chatbots — as companions — meant they were being put through hours-long, extensive conversations.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of put through
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