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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Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Upsides AccordionItemContainerButton Downsides When winter comes around, snow and slush are just waiting to be tracked into the house.

— Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026
Before long, Nyota comes around and joins Pike in his quarters to cook Coq au vin.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of comes around

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Auburn will need to get it together quickly because Florida comes to town this week and the October slate includes Tennessee (road), Georgia (road), LSU (home) and Ole Miss (road).

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
My mom’s longtime favorite flip-flops have a super impressive discount today, so act fast to snap them up before summer officially comes to a close.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of comes to

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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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Nixon recalled a specific moment that sticks out to her most from when Sex and the City was honored at the Emmys.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
The service and the crew’s attention to detail is what sticks out the most about my voyage, even months later.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sticks out

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The announcements came at Meta Connect 2026 as the company continues shifting its wearable strategy toward glasses and its personal AI agent, Muse.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Nolan Scott of Corona del Mar continues to make impact as a tight end and defensive end.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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