works through
Handles step-by-step
Works through describes sustained effort to complete or resolve something challenging.
If you work through a problem, you tackle it step by step until you reach a solution.
To work through a stack of papers means to process them methodically.
The phrase also applies to emotional processing: She's still working through her grief.
Someone who works through lunch or works through the night continues laboring during time normally reserved for rest.
Settles or concludes firmly
- settlesComes to rest
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
- negotiatesDiscusses to reach agreement
- mediatesFacilitates dispute resolution
arbitrates · compromises · clarifies · rectifies · corrects · amends · adjusts · remedies
Continues despite difficulty
- enduresContinues despite hardship
- strugglesDifficult prolonged efforts
- overcomesDefeats or masters
- slogLaborious persistent effort
grinds · battles · weathers · survives · presses on · soldiers on · carries on · forges ahead
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- healingRestoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- traumaLasting psychological wound
processing · grief · emotions · feelings · issues · baggage · past · pain
Series of actions
- analyzesExamines in detail
- examinesLooks at thoroughly
- considersThinks about carefully
- exploresInvestigates unfamiliar territory
unpacks · digests · reviews · evaluates · reflects on · mulls over
resolves
Settles or concludes firmly
- settlesComes to rest
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
- negotiatesDiscusses to reach agreement
mediates · arbitrates · compromises · clarifies · rectifies · corrects · amends · adjusts · remedies · overcomes
perseveres
Continues despite difficulty
slog · grinds · battles · weathers · survives · presses on · soldiers on · carries on · forges ahead · keeps going
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- healingRestoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
trauma · processing · grief · emotions · feelings · issues · baggage · past · pain · sessions
processes
Series of actions
explores · unpacks · digests · reviews · evaluates · reflects on · mulls over
finishes
Brings to an end
uses up · consumes · devours · polishes off
works throughavoids
Deliberately stays away from
ignores · evades · sidesteps · dodges · shies away from
works throughsuppresses
Actively prevents expression
represses · buries · bottles up · denies · compartmentalizes
works throughskips
Omits or hops lightly
glosses over · skims · bypasses · cherry-picks · samples
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