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penetrate;
"The sun broke through the clouds"
"The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"
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succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems;
"We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"
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continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.);
"He survived the cancer against all odds"
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attain success or reach a desired goal;
"The enterprise succeeded"
"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"