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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A lot of stuff was going on, and the only way to get out of stuff like that is to pull together and pull through it.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Did the skipper think this was a Buck Rogers episode, where the unflappable hero always pulls through in the end?
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
They were positioned to qualify right until the end when a momentary checkup in their line allowed Jimmie Johnson to pull through, snatching the spot from them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Cybertruck pulled through the valet at the Trump hotel, then spent the next hour driving at several different locations along Las Vegas Boulevard.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Did the skipper think this was a Buck Rogers episode, where the unflappable hero always pulls through in the end?
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
They were positioned to qualify right until the end when a momentary checkup in their line allowed Jimmie Johnson to pull through, snatching the spot from them.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Cybertruck pulled through the valet at the Trump hotel, then spent the next hour driving at several different locations along Las Vegas Boulevard.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20through. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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