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Definitions

through

[throo] / θru /
ADJECTIVE
done
Synonyms
STRONGEST
over
WEAK
buttoned-up complete completed concluded ended finis finished in the bag terminated wound-up wrapped-up
Antonyms
WEAK
incomplete indirect stopping unfinished
ADJECTIVE
direct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
straight
WEAK
constant free nonstop one-way opened rapid regular straightforward unbroken unhindered uninterrupted
Antonyms
WEAK
incomplete indirect stopping unfinished
PREPOSITION
by way of
Synonyms
WEAK
as a consequence as a result at the hand of because of by by dint of by means of by reason by the agency of by virtue of for in consequence of in virtue of per through the medium of using via with with the help of
Antonyms
WEAK
around
PREPOSITION
between, during
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about straight
WEAK
by clear for the period from beginning to end in in and out in the middle into past round throughout
Antonyms
WEAK
around

Example Sentences

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NASA’s Artemis II crew, farther from Earth than any humans before them, are preparing for their event-filled six-hour flyby of the moon after five days traveling through space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

It has recommended "a discretionary exemption" from the 75% backdated premium "which is progressing through the council's formal decision-making process".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Dimon’s latest letter comes as the Iran war has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Amazon — which is the USPS’s biggest customer, accounting for 1 billion packages shipped annually — had threatened to slash its deliveries through the Postal Service by two-thirds or more, Reuters reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He flips through his phone, then looks up at me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.