pull through

verb

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as in to come to

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as in to hold out

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Recent Examples of pull through Busch faced more than just close quarters as his night consisted of cautions and clashes - true to the name of the event - but still managed to pull through with some determination. — David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 At one point, Payne’s hands are seen being pulled through the door slot. — 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 See All Example Sentences for pull through
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull through
  1. hold out
  2. come around
  3. hang on
  4. recover
  5. hold on
  6. withstand
  7. continue
  8. stick out
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  • Shemar Moore is holding out hope for the future of S.W.A.T. Hours after news broke that the CBS series was canceled for the third time on Thursday, March 6, the show’s star spoke out in a video posted on Instagram.
    — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Ohio dealer Rhett Ricart, who sells GM and Ford vehicles among other brands, held out hope for a quick deal to avert a crisis.
    — Nora Eckert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of hold out
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  • Eventually the discussion came around to one basic question: Is Trump a reliable ally?
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The Red Sox only out-hit the Pirates 10-8, but their patience at the plate was rewarded; the first seven of their eight walks came around to score.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Accelerate military aid to Ukraine to compensate for the American abandonment, so that Ukraine can hang on, and of course to secure its and Europe’s place at the negotiating table.
    — Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Williams hung on the rim after his two-hand dunk for good measure.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of hang on
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  • Eight of the firearms trafficked by his network were later recovered at crime scenes in the Dominican Republic, prosecutors said.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The big deal is that many farmers in the country are still recovering from a trade war with China in 2018 that left grain in the bins and sent prices tumbling.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of recover
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  • He was held on a $250,000 bond and was schedule to be arraigned at Derby Superior Court on Thursday.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The 9th Annual Love Rocks NYC concert benefiting God’s Love We Deliver will be held on March 6, 2025 at the Beacon Theatre at 8 p.m.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of hold on
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  • Organizations can address the quantum threats of today and tomorrow by transitioning to post-quantum cryptography that can withstand quantum attacks.
    — Anurag Lal, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Nets closed the game on a 10-2 run, but Golden State withstood the storm, completing their comeback and avenging a Nov. 25 loss to Brooklyn in San Francisco.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Bears land Falcons center Drew Dalman March 10: The Bears agreed to terms on a three-year, $42 million deal with Dalman as the team continued its overhaul of the offensive line, per sources.
    — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The new season continues premieres April 22 exclusively on Disney+ (after which the first season will be pulled from Hulu).
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of continue
Verb
  • On one of these trips, Robert Savage, a professor from the University of Bristol, noticed what looked like fossils sticking out from the base of the cliff.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Ex-Avs forward Nikolai Kovalenko knocked Makar’s stick out of his hands, and eventually Colin Graf fed a pass to Zetterlund at the far post for a layup at 10:08 of the period.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
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