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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In April, Dori Yona, the CEO of a company called SimpleClosure, which helps startups shut down and sell their assets, told Forbes the service had processed nearly 100 deals in the preceding year, recovering more than $1 million.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Green Bay fell to 0-6 without All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons, who is still recovering from ACL surgery.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of recovering

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If itching, odor, hair loss or skin irritation keeps coming back, talk to your veterinarian rather than reaching for another product.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Like parallel universes, rebirth, dying and coming back — this is very popular in the anime world.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming back

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Even with that, policymakers must continue evaluating whether survivor benefits adequately reflect the long-term economic realities facing military families, while improving coordination and accessibility across programs.

— Cristina Johnson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
In some cases, this may also require modernizing legacy systems or improving integration between existing manufacturing and IT platforms.

— Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of improving

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Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie balance empire-building with something far more personal, from unexpected sparks and new relationships, to healing old wounds and embracing independence.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Unselfed love reverses the world’s sway that would turn us away from the always-available guiding, loving, and healing messages of the eternal Christ that lead us to do good deeds to benefit humanity, individually or collectively.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

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pulling stakes

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