work through

Handle step by step

Work through means to deal with something methodically until it is resolved or completed.

You might work through a stack of paperwork, work through the steps of a math problem, or work through a difficult period in your life.

When applied to emotional or psychological challenges, working through suggests processing feelings or conflicts until you reach understanding or resolution: She's still working through her grief.

The phrase implies sustained effort rather than quick fixes.

resolve

solve

Find the answer

sort out · hash out · iron out · untangle · address · tackle · reconcile · compromise · clarify · rectify

persevere

endure

Suffer through without yielding

keep going · soldier on · face · confront · bear · tolerate · weather · grit · resilience · fortitude

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problem-solving approach

work throughavoid

Stay away from

ignore · evade · sidestep · dodge · skirt

emotional processing

work throughsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

repress · bottle up · bury · deny · push down

task completion

work throughskip

To deliberately exclude

skip over · abandon · give up on · quit · drop

Family

work, worker, through, working, works, workers, worked, workout, workshop

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