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Recent Examples of pull through
Despite the cost, Parker pulled through the surgery and is now recovering well at home, with Gregory feeding him small spoonfuls of prescription wet food every few hours.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite her cub being killed by her opponent in July 2024, Grazer pulled through and was crowned the 2024 champion.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 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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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite her cub being killed by her opponent in July 2024, Grazer pulled through and was crowned the 2024 champion.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 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
Verb
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Democrats held out for more than five weeks for an Obamacare vote before the moderate group announced a deal on Sunday that fell short of what the party had demanded.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Such a strategy can succeed, but only if Ukraine can hold out through 2026.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By the time the time-hopping sci-fi comedy came around in 1985, Fox had already been working steadily as an actor for years.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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His father, Troy Adams, a driving coach and former NASCAR driver, had briefly discouraged the idea of becoming a race car driver, knowing the expense would be a factor, but soon came around.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the older girls seemed to hang on Oebanda-Pacis, who founded Voice of the Free in 1991.—
Natalia Paradies,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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What amazes her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her skull had been sewn inside a Hello Kitty mermaid plush, the outlet reported, while other body parts were discarded with household trash and never recovered.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The most dangerous change might be the spike in overnight temperatures, which robs resting bodies of the chance to recover from daytime heat, thus contributing to as many as 600 excess deaths from heat each year.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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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,
11 Nov. 2025
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There’s a difference between closing a game and holding on to win.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Wind turbines use durable, long fiberglass blades (made of fiberglass bound with strong epoxy resin) to withstand the harshest elements.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The geography of real climate risk—which includes not just the effects of weather and disasters, but also the ability of communities to withstand them—looks roughly similar to the geographies of poverty and race.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Deputy Jaramillo’s legacy of integrity, compassion, and courage will continue to live on in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing and serving alongside him.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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After making 10 of its 15 three-point attempts in the first quarter, the Heat then missed 15 of its next 16 threes a stretch that continued well into the fourth quarter.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Her cylinder chignon stuck out at Kris Jenner’s 0070 party, constructed, once again, by Appleton.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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At the start of the second verse, Scales turns to the camera and sticks out his tongue.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20through. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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