1
as in hauled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon
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2
as in yanked
to draw out by force or with effort
the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth
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Recent Examples of pulled
Detmers was still 15 pitches shy of his season-high when Suzuki pulled him.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Last year, as Harbour was gearing up for the release of Stranger Things' final season, he was forced to grapple with the very public fallout of his split from Allen, who pulled no punches while addressing their separation on her October 2025 album, West End Girl.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Rookie Jase Bowen pulled a perfect bunt single toward third base, causing a pair of Reds fielders to cross paths and leaving Padres runners on the corners.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
That number has fluctuated from a high of 115,000 in May to a low of about 16,000 on the day before this column was published, ebbing and flowing as tickets were purchased, new batches were released and FIFA (maybe) pulled back others.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
This is the same area where the ETF pulled back to and bounced from on three prior occasions — twice in 2022 and again in 2023.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Prosecutors said Anthony pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed Metcalf in the chest.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Such was the case in the fifth inning, when Lee responded with a two-run double that pulled the Giants within 3-2 of the Washington Nationals.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Last year, as Harbour was gearing up for the release of Stranger Things' final season, he was forced to grapple with the very public fallout of his split from Allen, who pulled no punches while addressing their separation on her October 2025 album, West End Girl.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Rookie Jase Bowen pulled a perfect bunt single toward third base, causing a pair of Reds fielders to cross paths and leaving Padres runners on the corners.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
That number has fluctuated from a high of 115,000 in May to a low of about 16,000 on the day before this column was published, ebbing and flowing as tickets were purchased, new batches were released and FIFA (maybe) pulled back others.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
This is the same area where the ETF pulled back to and bounced from on three prior occasions — twice in 2022 and again in 2023.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Prosecutors said Anthony pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed Metcalf in the chest.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Such was the case in the fifth inning, when Lee responded with a two-run double that pulled the Giants within 3-2 of the Washington Nationals.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled
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In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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My parents got the school involved, and the ringleaders were hauled into the vice principal’s office.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 2026
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But the suspicion the US wasn’t really a football nation was compounded at the opening ceremony, after Diana Ross danced the length of the pitch to take a penalty kick and yanked the ball far left of the goal, which was unfortunately rigged to split apart to simulate a wonder-strike.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The Venice Biennale opened its most chaotic and contested edition in recent memory on May 9, with the prestigious Golden Lion yanked from contention after the jury quit in protest of Israel’s and Russia’s participation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The lead stretched to 12 before Brunson and the Knicks rallied again, cutting the lead down to five halfway through the quarter.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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But the short stay stretched into a month, and the once-polite guest turned rude, demanding and increasingly hostile, according to Vanity Fair.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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But peace talks have dragged for weeks under a ceasefire that began in April.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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And public anger grew after video showed an activist being dragged by a private security guard while demonstrating at the site.—
Zana Cimili,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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On May 5, three people dressed in waterproof hip waders and other protective gear pried open a maintenance hole cover and descended into the sewer on a street in Queens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
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René Magritte’s The Castle of the Pyrenees (1959) has gone to the conservation lab at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after being accidentally damaged by a young museum visitor.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
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About 2,500 houses and 117 government buildings and facilities were damaged in several provinces, according to an initial government damage assessment.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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His young daughter tugged at him.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The rookie tryout cornerback repeatedly tugged on undrafted rookie wide receiver Omari Kelly’s jersey as Kelly ran a go route up the left sideline.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Well, that individual that has extracted themselves from that social context, that story of their experience kind of ends there.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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About six months later, in March of this year, investigators received confirmation that a DNA profile was extracted from the remains.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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