Definitions of follow-through
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carrying some project or intention to full completion“I appreciated his follow-through on his promise”
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type of:
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closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup
a concluding action
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closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup
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the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion“his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target”“squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through”
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type of:
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closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup
a concluding action
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closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup
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