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work through

VERB
answer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify deal with do meet
STRONG
conform correlate correspond crack dope elucidate fill fit lick pass qualify satisfy serve suffice suit unzip work
WEAK
dope out measure up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
miss
STRONG
differ disagree dissatisfy fail lose receive refuse take
WEAK
ask question
VERB
resolve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agree answer clear up conclude deal with decide determine fix iron out propose settle solve undertake work out
STRONG
analyze anatomize break choose clinch decipher decree design dissect dissolve elect elucidate fathom figure intend lick purpose rule unfold unravel untangle unzip will work
WEAK
break down make a point of pan out pass upon puzzle out remain firm take a stand
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin forget hesitate oppose question refuse start unsettle
STRONG
assemble fasten hide join mend put together tangle
WEAK
mull waver wonder
VERB
wade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bathe paddle splash stumble trek
STRONG
attack attempt drudge ford initiate labor launch start tackle toil walk
WEAK
fall to get feet wet get stuck in go for jump in light into pitch in set about set to tear into
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid be lazy conclude dodge end finish idle ignore laze neglect stop

Example Sentences

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Guthrie’s decision to work through her grief is a positive outcome for “Today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Discomfort is no longer something to work through but something to explain—often by projecting blame onto an external source.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Tolly adds that those lessons will shape how they support future hosts and teach them how to work through these dynamics.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Agents, which go into long conversations with themselves as they work through a task—often through trial-and-error—chew through tokens, the basic unit of inference.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It amazes me how, despite their big talk, they all work through the system.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz