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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Allen continues to don the cape for the Bills, but offseason moves improved his receiving core, and new coach Joe Brady appears determined to attack with greater aggression.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Balfe’s couture style continues a recent streak from other TIFF 2026 attendees who’ve turned to couture collections for their red carpet stints.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of continues

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Now, compare that to the infrastructure that already exists in China thanks to its sophisticated supply chains and massive motorcycle production capacity.

— Bultaco, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
She’s played by Sofia Boutella in another one of the Schrader women roles who exists only as a prism to refract male anxieties, a foil to a man’s moral quandaries.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

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