PULLING ROUND Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

pulling round

verb

present participle of pull round, chiefly British

as in recovering

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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However, recovering their constituent materials at the required purity for reuse is technically challenging.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Osment plays a recovering alcoholic and social media influencer, with Kotcheff as Francis, who has abandoned her Amish community for Osment’s character, and Leder as the agoraphobic and heavily pregnant wannabe-actress Lillie.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of recovering

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Losing to the Tampa Bay Bucs starting an undrafted rookie quarterback was awful, and gagging the home game in overtime to the Awful Arizona Cardinals was worse; coming back in the fourth quarter to beat the Colts is almost just as bad.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
Your parents’ Republican Party isn’t coming back, columnist Jackie Calmes writes.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of coming back

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Future development will focus on improving their autonomy, increasing operating speeds, and enabling them to work alongside humans with less supervision.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The Lakers finished their first extended trip of the season unscathed in the standings, improving to 11-2 and still the best record in the league, but had to limp across the finish line Wednesday after injuries struck.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of improving

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To defend us all from a health care system more interested in monetizing our illness than healing our bodies and minds.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
But in the late 1800s, the city’s draw was healing mineral springs, not IPAs, which is why George Vanderbilt built his lavish 250-room French Renaissance chateau here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

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pulling stakes

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