PULLS ROUND Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls round

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull round, chiefly British

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness after a week without any relapses, it became clear that she would pull round eventually

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Max Carroll pops the runner, forces the fumble and recovers it.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson will join Mel B, Howie Mandel, and Sofía Vergara at the judges’ table on the next episode, while Simon Cowell recovers from back surgery.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026

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This creates a thin thermal boundary layer and improves heat transfer at the point of impact.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Shorter grass improves seed-to-soil contact and lets more sunlight reach the soil surface for better seed germination.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

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