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as in comes around
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as in holds out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls through
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Every so often, an amazing sale that’s absolutely worth dropping everything to shop comes around.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026 -
When winter comes around, there’s ice skating and snow tubing plus all kinds of any-season activities and events to keep the whole family well entertained.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Upon arrival, a staffer holds out a tray of tropical popsicles as a first touch of hospitality.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Or Gonzalez fully holds out and risks fines.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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When a push comes to shove … trust your gut.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Sandra Lok also comes to First Thursday with her golden retriever, Grant.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Nava’s specific approach to reining in rogue behavior by AI agents is the creation of an escrow service that holds on to funds until an agent proposes a transaction.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The camera holds on them mid-ascent.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Champions League final (in 2019) sticks out in terms of the whole day, that night and then the parade, getting to experience that for the first time, and doing it with your best mates.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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This particular brand of freedom is clearly not serving us well, though, because one set of statistics after another continues to tell us that our mental health and wellbeing are plummeting in an alarming way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Miami leads the league with 39 goals, but the defense continues to be vulnerable, with 28 goals allowed.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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His story mostly exists in the 13th century version of Arthurian tales known as the Vulgate Cycle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The director explains that there’s a very real weight stigma that exists in society and that due to that it’s often suggested that being in a larger body is somehow a moral failing.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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“Pulls through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20through. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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