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work through

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) psychol to resolve (a problem, esp an emotional one), by thinking about it repeatedly and hence lessening its intensity either by gaining insight or by becoming bored by it

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“I think he’s working through it in the sense of, last year he was on a new team,” Roberts said of Snell, who was limited to 11 starts and 61.1 innings last season.

From Los Angeles Times

Responding on Friday, Judge Dafna Barak-Erez said there was "a real legal dispute" which would require more time to work through.

From BBC

Llanberis Mountain Rescue team worked through the night in extreme winter conditions as they tried to find the pair.

From BBC

But C.C. did not flinch, other than to tilt her head slightly to the side as she worked through all those cryptic clues.

From Literature

I worked through the last bit of daylight and into the dark, moving the woodpile so I could get to the wheel.

From Literature

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