win through

verb

won through; winning through; wins through

intransitive verb

: to survive difficulties and reach a desired or satisfactory end
win through to a better life beyondB. F. Reilly

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All five teams — the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins — have just two wins through the first week of the year. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 Five of the league’s six baseball teams have at least six wins through the first month of the season. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 But to me, any joy that is not won through struggle is a delusion. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025 This is compounded by the fact that many CISOs see their interaction with business leaders as an argument that can be won through logic, reasoning and numbers. Jc Gaillard, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for win through

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of win through was in 1644

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“Win through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win%20through. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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