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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Plates of food are stacked outside the cells at mealtimes and pulled through the bars.
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Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
This is just the beginning of the true terror as, in pure Wolf Man fashion, Blake experiences some frightening body changes — first a tooth falls out, then much bloodier effects after nearly being pulled through the dog door by an unseen creature.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
The movie, based on the video game of the same name, centers around four misfits who are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Trilogy pulled through because of customers who went out of their way to support the business and order food to-go, the landlord’s lenience with rent, the PPP funding, its outdoor space and the health focus of her business at a time when health was on everyone’s mind.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
This is just the beginning of the true terror as, in pure Wolf Man fashion, Blake experiences some frightening body changes — first a tooth falls out, then much bloodier effects after nearly being pulled through the dog door by an unseen creature.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
The movie, based on the video game of the same name, centers around four misfits who are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Trilogy pulled through because of customers who went out of their way to support the business and order food to-go, the landlord’s lenience with rent, the PPP funding, its outdoor space and the health focus of her business at a time when health was on everyone’s mind.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20through. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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