PULLS THROUGH Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls through

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull through

as in comes around

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as in holds out

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News of the streaming rights comes around a month after Microsoft announced some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime gig comes around a second time.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of comes around

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Although the studio holds out hope that awards buzz could help the film have some legs as audiences discover it, critics have been divided, with Digger holding a 51 percent approval from reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
The woman pushes her sunglasses on top of her head and holds out a hand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of holds out

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The compilation misses remaining in the highest tier by only two rungs, while The Essential Michael Jackson barely holds on inside the bottom quarter of the 200-position roster.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
House Bill 945 establishes new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks and allows financial institutions to place temporary holds on transactions when elder financial exploitation is suspected.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of holds on

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The Lotte sticks out from its Downtown surroundings, the shiny glass of the tower skyrocketing up from the otherwise ordinary city streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bachmeier’s jersey number sticks out at a position in which almost everyone wears a number in the teens or single digits.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of sticks out

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Technology continues to shape the landscape of financial advice, including robo-advisors and digital advice via artificial intelligence platforms.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
While their work with BCA continues, the Mitchells went a step further and created their own breast cancer organization, Pink Aid.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of continues

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Scanning tunneling microscopy probes the material’s surface, so the researchers cannot yet prove that the same PDW exists throughout the interior.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Whether such an agreement exists depends on more than an employee’s expectation that the job will continue.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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