walk through

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verb

walked through; walking through; walks through
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transitive verb

1
: to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)
2
: to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step
3
: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily

walk-through

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noun

ˈwȯk-ˌthrü How to pronounce walk-through (audio)
1
: a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part (as in an early stage of rehearsal)
2
: a television rehearsal without cameras

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In May 2024, the park opened The Dolly Parton Experience, a walk-through attraction that features memorabilia and notable moments from the multi-hyphenate’s career. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Inked designer Daniel Miller says the maze took two years to create, largely because Knott’s conceived the animation for the walk-through in-house with a team of four. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 My kids could never get enough of Dinosaur Land, a walk-through theme park with more than 50 life-sized replicas of these beloved prehistoric creatures made out of fiberglass. — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 After watching Tuesday and Wednesday’s padded practices with a ballcap on, Sutton took a few walk-through reps Thursday but didn’t participate in any team-period work. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk through

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of walk through was in 1940

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