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as in to hold out
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Recent Examples of pull through
When power for the streetlight comes from underground, a single cable is pulled through the existing conduit, explained Prosserman.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
As the wine pulls through the spout, the wine opens up and slightly oxidizes.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Plates of food are stacked outside the cells at mealtimes and pulled through the bars.
—David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
As the wine pulls through the spout, the wine opens up and slightly oxidizes.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Plates of food are stacked outside the cells at mealtimes and pulled through the bars.
—David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pull through
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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Alonso no doubt always hoped the Mets — and particularly Steve Cohen — would come around and recognize his value as a most popular franchise player and figure out a way to keep him at Citi Field.Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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His Season 2 exit came around three-quarters of the way into the shoot.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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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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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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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
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For now, hold on to see what Samsung has to offer at next week’s Galaxy S25 launch.Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bettmann Archive/Getty Images So, with the blessing of his boss, Rep. Sidney Yates, D-Ill., Alderman inserted some language in the appropriations process: The Committee has provided no funding for crowd counting activities associated with gatherings held on federal property in Washington, D.C.Tamara Keith, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
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The girls must navigate their new dynamics — and see if their friendship can withstand it all.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Among her partners is Build Change, which specializes in creating housing that can withstand natural disasters in the developing world.Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 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 21 Jan. 2025.
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