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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Once a fire gets into the canyons, the fire just gets concentrated and all of the oxygen from being pulled through the canyon just fuels it.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
Going up against one of the most physical teams in the nation, the Bulldogs likely won't be able to pull through in the end.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
Going up against one of the most physical teams in the nation, the Bulldogs likely won't be able to pull through in the end.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20through. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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