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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The practical point is that an assumption behind a decision can change outside your organization, sometimes before your own approval cycle comes around again.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of comes around

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Forty-eight years after an Atlanta baby boy was taken from his home, his mother still holds out hope that one day they'll be reunited.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
By Sophie Neiman, Contributor At a foreign exchange stall in a bustling marketplace here in Somaliland’s capital city, Abiquatar Farah proudly holds out a red banknote.

— Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of holds out

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An American who knows nothing about real football comes to the place where it was invented and attempts to tell the creators of the sport how to play.

— Jay Martel, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
The Lucky Brand x Madhappy collection comes to life in a campaign shot in California by photographer Gillian Garcia.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 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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Downey vogues as the pair walks in the video, while Pascal sticks out his tongue and laughs.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of sticks out

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Ottawa continues to defend well, allowing the eighth-fewest goals at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
As the counting of ballots continues, voting rights advocates are now looking ahead to any potential controversies over close races and the certification of results.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of continues

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As the church falls apart, its demolition imminent, the work acts as an acknowledgment of the life that exists within materials, of how intention and attention can come together to bring out the sense of meaning inherent to a place.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Time will also tell with Solo Ball, now that the medical redshirt no longer exists with the five-in-five rule in effect.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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