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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 conflicts prompted travel difficulties for some of the nations coming to Italy because of widespread flight disruptions.—
Tales Azzoni,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Godflesh are coming to an end, but not just yet.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not here in Chinatown, but perhaps this place is holding out for something better, something more real.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mourinho had seen enough and marched over to Parkinson on the touchline, holding out his hand in a gesture intended to concede defeat.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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After some persuasion, the Klaxons vocalist started coming around.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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For one thing, Woolley is slow coming around on suffrage.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Beijing, Elliott placed fourth in banked slalom and sixth in snowboard cross with half an inch of his femur bone sticking out of his leg.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The bodies, meanwhile, reminded this writer of Bret Easton Ellis novels, in that the men were comically buff, and the women’s hipbones were sticking out.—
Elektra Kotsoni,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 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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Also, Southern California visits Nebraska with both sides holding on for dear life.—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pulling through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20through. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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