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as in to hold out
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Recent Examples of pull through
Yet many retailers expect to pull through the 2025 holiday season with satisfactory, if modest, gains.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
In the hospital lobby, about 200 people – friends and family – kept vigil, praying Katy would pull through.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, at last, was the chance for the Broncos to pull through down the stretch and put away a quality team.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The Johnsons managed to pull through.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
In the hospital lobby, about 200 people – friends and family – kept vigil, praying Katy would pull through.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, at last, was the chance for the Broncos to pull through down the stretch and put away a quality team.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The Johnsons managed to pull through.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull through
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And that’s better than holding out for the dream job and not working at all, like so many Gen Zers are.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The owner who holds out for yesterday’s pricing can discover that extended vacancy carries a cost that is far greater than a small concession would have been.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Miranda is a riff on Vogue’s former editor in chief Anna Wintour, who used to be irritated by her caricature but eventually came around.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Rodríguez’s trouble locating came around to bite him in the fifth frame, which began with him hitting Alejandro Osuna.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the ’80s Palm Common Room, a vintage keyboard, a computer mouse and touch-tone phone hang on the walls.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The layout is similar to Miranda’s previous space, and a few of the same vintage Runway posters and framed photographs hang on the walls.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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Evanston technicians recovered additional physical evidence from the scene shortly thereafter, which helped detectives identify and locate Mitchell.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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He was discharged from the hospital to continue recovering at home in Vermont.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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He’s currently being held on $50,000 bail.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Few teams could withstand such an injury, and Dallas wasn’t one of them.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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That week, nobody talked about anything but the lead-up to the big challenge in which Bukele and La Choly would see who could withstand the jolts of that bumpy musical fairground ride, which tries to shake off its passengers.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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Burke continued a strong series for Sox starters, following up Noah Schultz’s six scoreless innings Friday with six scoreless of his own.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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As far as immediate starters go, three prospects stick out with a fourth likely to be a key rotational piece.—
Mike Kaye
April 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bonded to it are two hydrogen atoms, and sticking out like extra limbs are two pairs of leftover free electrons.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20through. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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