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follow through

[fol-oh-throo, -throo] / ˈfɒl oʊˌθru, -ˈθru /
VERB
bring to a conclusion
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WEAK
leave not finish


NOUN
action of completing something
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Due to her bereavement, she said she did "not follow through with the appeal" to the Planning Inspectorate, which dismissed her initial application in 2022 as she "did not attend".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

If they file an extension, they should follow through.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

With then-undiagnosed attention-deficit disorder, I couldn’t follow through on assignments in nonacting classes, and didn’t get my degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Two weeks ago the stock plunged 15% on an earnings reaction and hasn’t seen any follow through lower providing an opportunity.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

He wasn’t sure he’d have the courage to follow through with what he’d come here to do if he had to look at all of them as he passed by.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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