pull through
verb
pulled through; pulling through; pulls through
: to survive a dangerous or difficult situation
: to help survive a dangerous or difficult situation
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At one point, Payne’s hands are seen being pulled through the door slot.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
What was so beautiful about the film and the performances is the humanity that gets pulled through.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Unless one candidate pulls through with more than 50% of the vote, or the margin between the two most popular candidates is more than 10% wide, the election will proceed to a second round in April.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Once a fire gets into the canyons, the fire just gets concentrated and all of the oxygen from being pulled through the canyon just fuels it.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
What was so beautiful about the film and the performances is the humanity that gets pulled through.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Unless one candidate pulls through with more than 50% of the vote, or the margin between the two most popular candidates is more than 10% wide, the election will proceed to a second round in April.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Once a fire gets into the canyons, the fire just gets concentrated and all of the oxygen from being pulled through the canyon just fuels it.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20through. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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