pulling through

present participle of pull through

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling through
Verb
  • The Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival, put on by Villain Arts Tattoo Festivals, is coming to Cream City for the 15th time.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Which celebrity is coming to Louisville?
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • A lot of people are nevertheless holding out hope for a team that moved the ball at will against the Bills and Lions (and has played a schedule that can only get easier going forward).
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So whose support does Mamdani have, and who’s still holding out ahead of the November election?
    Connor Greene, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And friends started coming around.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • No cause for alarm, just weird to see these records with October coming around the corner.
    Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Don’t expect to see bolts sticking out of Jacob Elordi‘s head.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That includes one striking poster for a 1981 Starship gig depicting a fork sticking out of a car.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, her hair was trimmed in a shaggy pixie cut; the front just barely holding on to the top of her forehead.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Investors have been holding on to their shares with few willing to sell, according to a private share placement agent, who requested anonymity for privacy concerns.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Pulling through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20through. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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