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through vs thru

through

Definitions

adverb

  1. throughout the entire extent
  2. in diameter
  3. to completion
  4. from beginning to end
  5. over the whole distance

adjective

  1. having finished or arrived at completion
  2. (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes

Examples

He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.

Druses were common throughout the mesophyll tissues, and peltate, glandular trichomes were present on both epidermises.

It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.

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