pull round

verb

Definition of pull roundnext
chiefly British
as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness after a week without any relapses, it became clear that she would pull round eventually

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  1. recover
  2. improve
  3. come back
Verb
  • The reported cause of death was the result of complications suffered while recovering from a surgical procedure Moore had recently underwent.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Lamont said there is an industry wariness about any new nuclear capacity in markets where power generation is deregulated and there is no guarantee of recovering costs.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of recover
Verb
  • Removing medical debt from credit reports On Jan. 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that will remove around $49 billion in medical bills from consumer credit reports, improving the credit score of more than 15 million Americans.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Collaborative solutions enable organizations to enhance resilience, improve efficiency and accelerate innovation in the face of uncertainty.
    Appio Fragoletti, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of improve
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  • Kliff Kingsbury, Commanders offensive coordinator An experienced offensive mind that has been credited with accelerating the development of Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Caleb Williams and now Jayden Daniels, Kingsbury could be looking to come back to his home state of Texas if interest is shown.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The sensible practice involves coming back and including time in your return to shift back to your usual routines.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of come back
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