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as in comes around
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as in holds out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls through
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A week that comes around once a year that players and coaches dread.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026 -
London — Britain’s political class is being shaken by a scandal the scale of which typically comes around only once in a generation, and the man at the heart of it was once seen as the savior of the party that is currently in power.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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But seemingly by sheer willpower, Meredith holds out her hand, which sends the liquid back in the opposite direction toward Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Here’s hoping the good weather holds out for at least a few more weeks.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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In an emotional interview, the original fan favorite also comes to terms with his previous disappointing outings.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Read on for what your Chinese zodiac sign needs to release before the Year of the Snake comes to an end, as per Vicki Iskandar's predictions!—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The camera holds on them mid-ascent.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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What’s your biggest memory that sticks out from making that movie?—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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What sticks out in my mind is Micronesia.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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While social media was, and continues to be, a hotbed of culture-war goofiness, people yelling about lentils in the comments section of Jezebel hardly accounts for the rise of RFK Jr.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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The knowledge gap exists across income and education levels, said Ahsan, helping misinformation to proliferate.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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DeLaney offered an amendment to state that if the Attorney General determines that probable cause exists that a governmental body or school has violated the law and notifies the governor, the governor should appoint an outside counsel to investigate the matter.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Pulls through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20through. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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