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as in coming to
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as in holding out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling through
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The issue is mostly with visitors coming to my house and us visiting relatives who are not aware of our day-to-day lives.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026 -
To play this part of Jimmy’s journey coming to an end?—
Amy Amatangelo,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the governor was simply ahead of his time, holding out for our lemon pepper wing taste test — only the best from Georgia.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ubel says some were holding out for lower prices this spring, only to see the price of the most common nitrogen fertilizer, urea, spike close to 30% when Iran shut down shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, halting close to half the world's fertilizer trade.—
Frank Morris,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Koch opted to share a highlight of coming around the far side of the moon.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Now the head-to-heads are coming around, and Sinner and Alcaraz are ready for them.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Authorities were alerted after witnesses spotted small fingers sticking out of the trailer's back door.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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This is small, beaver-dam-laden water with a sandy composition, and a few years ago, Kozminski caught a glimpse of something irregular sticking out of the sand.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the price of gas in California pushes toward $6 a gallon, Bay Area drivers are holding on for a miracle.—
Kara St. Cyr,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Amid all that, Varsity Blues — about a Texas high-school football team rebelling against its abusive coach and holding on to one last gasp of glory before graduation — got a little lost.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Pulling through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20through. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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