Through can mean finished or done when used as an adjective, a sense that places it in the verified DOOMED group for August 11, 2026.
Through can mean finished or done when it is used as an adjective. Collins says that if someone is through with something, they have finished doing it and will not do it again; Vocabulary.com also gives finished or done for the adjective.
On the August 11, 2026 Connections board, August 11, 2026 Connections puzzle places THROUGH with DONE, SUNK, and TOAST in DOOMED.
How to use through
The adjective sense appears when a task, activity, or relationship has reached its end. “I am through with the assignment” illustrates the supplied finished-or-done meaning. Collins also describes “through with someone” as not wanting anything to do with that person again. The wording and context determine whether through is functioning as the adjective in these examples.
The word has other grammatical jobs. Cambridge defines the preposition as movement from one end or side of something to the other, while Vocabulary.com notes that the adverb can mean completely or all the way to the end. Those uses should not be substituted for the puzzle’s adjective sense. A phrase with through with points toward completion, while a place or route can point toward movement. Reading a full phrase prevents those supported grammatical uses from being blended together.
Natural examples
These illustrative sentences use the finished-or-done sense:
- “Once the review is through, the team can leave.”
- “She was through with the argument.”
- “They are through with the old plan.”
- “When the final check was through, the work was done.”
For contrast within the supported grammatical range, “The path runs through the garden” uses the preposition for movement from one side to another, while “We read through the report” can describe going all the way to the end. The same spelling therefore needs contextual reading.
A common confusion
Through does not carry the same sense in every sentence. “The tunnel goes through the hill” concerns movement into one side and out the other. “I am through with the work” concerns having finished it. The second sentence is the relevant reading for this article and for the official category. Checking the nearby verb or noun can help: through with points toward the finished or ended relationship, while movement language points toward the preposition. Avoid treating every occurrence of the word as evidence for the same category.
Through in Connections
The official category is DOOMED, and its four words are DONE, SUNK, THROUGH, and TOAST. THROUGH fits through the adjective sense meaning finished or done. It is not being used here for movement through a place. The complete board is available in August 11, 2026 solved Connections board.
Group logic
Use the phrase-level reading to test the yellow group. DONE can describe something finished, SUNK has the supplied trouble-related adjective sense, and TOAST can be slang for doomed, ruined, or in trouble. THROUGH supplies the finished-or-done wording required by the official DOOMED label. Because THROUGH also has movement and adverbial meanings, its neighboring words and the exact source category are important. The August 11, 2026 Connections group explanation keeps those senses separate.