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as in to hold out
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Recent Examples of pull through
Those who are calling her disgusting and shaming her, and those who are encouraging her to pull through this moment of being overwhelmed by motherhood.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
While driving results focuses on pushing toward goals, inspiration creates pull through energy and enthusiasm.
—Joseph Folkman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Sadly, Thomas, who was also the Savage rapper’s first manager, didn’t pull through.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Thankfully, Nora pulled through the surgery and shared what seemed like a telling memory of Owen’s dad.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
While driving results focuses on pushing toward goals, inspiration creates pull through energy and enthusiasm.
—Joseph Folkman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Sadly, Thomas, who was also the Savage rapper’s first manager, didn’t pull through.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Thankfully, Nora pulled through the surgery and shared what seemed like a telling memory of Owen’s dad.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull through
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Eyes were rolled, arms were held out and gloves were launched.Beren Cross, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Henry or Hooper could be held out to give young players a shot.Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Republican members of Congress who once opposed expanding – and even wanted to repeal – the Affordable Care Act are coming around to extending subsidies that allow more Americans to buy individual coverage, also known as Obamacare.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Because a Nikola Jokic comes around about as often as Halley’s comet.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kengo Kuma & Associates uses lumber for screens, scaffolds, and panels hung on a steel-frame pavilion.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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Most afternoons, work pants still hang on the clothes lines, dusty boots rest on doormats and children playfully run across the grass between the units.Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the third anniversary of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war will be held on February 24.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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On April 2, John F. Condon, a New Yorker from the Bronx who’d offered to act as a go-between for Lindbergh and the kidnappers, delivered $50,000 of Lindbergh’s gold certificates to a man who told him Charlie was being held on a boat in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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How does a team with so many injuries withstand every single one of them on its way to a second straight NFC North championship and the first No. 1 playoff seed in team history?Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The overhaul would have required the largest banks to increase their cushion of capital — cash and other readily available assets that could be used to absorb losses in times of trouble — which Mr. Barr said would ensure banks could withstand periods of severe turmoil.Deborah B. Solomon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.Max Butterworth, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yesterday, as the fires continued to spread and burn large areas of Los Angeles, the Oscars, voting for which began Wednesday morning, extended its voting window until Tuesday, Jan. 14, with the 2025 Oscars nominations announcement postponed until Sunday, Jan. 19.Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Among the entire roster, Orlando Arcia stuck out like a sore thumb for his poor performance.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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But the story that sticks out was from spring training in 1997.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20through. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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