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Recent Examples of pull through
Here, at last, was the chance for the Broncos to pull through down the stretch and put away a quality team.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The Johnsons managed to pull through.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
He was subsequently caught in the current, pulled through the hydraulics and resurfaced downstream, according to the incident report.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025
That was a crazy scene, and that was me [who’s pulled through the wall].
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The Johnsons managed to pull through.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
He was subsequently caught in the current, pulled through the hydraulics and resurfaced downstream, according to the incident report.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025
That was a crazy scene, and that was me [who’s pulled through the wall].
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull through
Verb
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The 28-year-old will be held out of what could be a future playoff preview.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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At one point, the two men played pool for $20 and Kelly-Torres tried to hold out.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The crisis point came around 1994 when Taiwanese distributors decided to stop outbidding each other for Hong Kong movies and turned their attention to Hollywood fare instead.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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In fact, there was no certainty Fields would even be starting on the road at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, as head coach Aaron Glenn kept his decision close to his chest until Saturday came around.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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But because index funds hang on to their holdings for long periods, voting is even more important for this group, Lipton said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Warriors fell behind in the first half and never really recovered in a 139-119 road loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her Liberal Democratic Party is still recovering from corruption scandals, and her performance abroad could shape both her political future and her party’s recovery.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hollywood’s hold on the global box office may be starting to change.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Saturday was never an auspicious day for a funeral, and if it was held on Sunday, nine members of the family would die.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Atomic-6, based in Marietta, Georgia, has introduced Space Armor tiles, composite panels designed to withstand collisions with fast-moving objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Many of them have received JEEP alerts (Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan) notifying them of their designation and their quickest point of access to the bunker, which is built to withstand a nuclear explosion.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was checked out and deemed fit to continue.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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The patient who was being taken to the hospital was placed in another rescue vehicle, which continued the route.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The ones that really stick out to me would be the season of Jack Osbourne.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Bills-Panthers game sticks out as a notable one, while the Eagles look to get revenge on the Giants after the recent loss on Thursday Night Football in Week 6.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20through. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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