PULLED ROUND Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled round

verb

past tense of pull round, chiefly British

as in recovered

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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According to federal officials, the funds were recovered by the District of Connecticut Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Unit.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Singh was not wearing a life jacket when his body was recovered, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of recovered

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SpaceX has deployed sets of Starlink V3 test payloads on previous Starship launches, but due to their suborbital trajectory, all of them quickly came back down to Earth.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
At this stage last year, Svitolina was a set and 4-2 up before Paolini came back to beat her.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of came back

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While the ceasefire halted the heaviest fighting and humanitarian conditions have improved, the Israeli military has expanded its control of Gaza and now occupies some 60% of the territory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Haddow, a senior fellow on public policy with the association, said he's heard numerous people tell lawmakers over the years how kratom has improved their lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of improved

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Moore's head snapped back and hit the turf hard, and his teammates immediately went after Stephens in a prolonged exchange.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
In those cases, 211 stayed at the price after the initial movement, 62 continued moving and 80 snapped back to their original position.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of snapped back

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