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thru
[throo]
thru
/ θː /
preposition
(adverb, adjective) a variant spelling of through
Example Sentences
She netted another nom with "Travelin' Thru," a composition for the 2006 film "Transamerica."
Screenshots of text messages included in the lawsuit show that Madder described being forced to “dance thru the pain.”
He added: “So I didn’t make the statement...quitting The Who would also have let down the countless amazing people who stood up for me...thru the weeks of mayhem.”
“So many gross stories of things he made me go thru on that movie, including in his last scene to speed up and rev his engine so he could cover me completely in dirt,” she wrote in another story.
Lennon used it on several songs on his album Walls and Bridges, including his duet with Elton John, Whatever Gets You Thru The Night.
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When To Use
Thru is not listed as a standard word in this dictionary, meaning that language users don’t view it as an accepted word and don’t use it regularly with a standard meaning. Instead, thru is an informal variant of through that is particularly common in the United States. An informal variant is a term used in informal situations but not recognized as acceptable by most language users. You wouldn’t use thru in formal or semiformal situations, but you might see it used in informal contexts or in the compound term drive-thru.Note: Just because a word isn’t considered a standard word in the dictionary doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “not a word.” Some people may use it, and if enough people start using it regularly, it may be added to the dictionary.
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