PULL ROUND Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

pull round

verb

Definition of pull round

chiefly British

as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness after a week without any relapses, it became clear that she would pull round eventually

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The body of a second victim was recovered Thursday following the sinking of a three-level yacht near Alcatraz Island and has been identified by San Francisco authorities as a Sacramento County resident.

— Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
This could soon change, at least for China, which recovered its first reusable orbital-class rocket booster following a launch earlier this month.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

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Lawmakers have introduced bills to strengthen prevention programs, improve behavioral health services, regulate sober living environments and give local governments additional tools to respond to homelessness.

— Ray Bramson, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Chen’s work focuses on using seismological data to improve methods to identify and monitor nuclear tests.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

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And Middle Eastern production is slowly coming back online, up 4 million barrels per day from May, according to Macquarie Research.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
There've been thousands of rap albums that have come along over that time, but people keep coming back to Reasonable Doubt; The Blueprint; Black Album; Life and Times; Hard Knock Life.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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