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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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
The city has now pulled its offer to purchase the new facility and has no plans to pursue any other properties for such purposes.
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Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Another child, a toddler, died at a Virginia hospital after being pulled from a frigid pond Monday, according to local police.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The wide-leg silhouette flatters many body shapes and looks pulled together thanks to the tasteful placement of elongating seams down the front and around the pockets.
—Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The 8-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy were pulled from the water by a neighbor and first responders, the outlet reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Then, the man in black pulled open his jacket.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite that, classifieds rival Dubizzle pulled its IPO last year after its prospectus revealed four years of losses.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Media reports indicate that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles pulled back in mid-2025.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Isaacman, whose nomination was pulled last spring but then was renominated in November, went through a second round of questions from Cruz and others during Senate confirmation hearings before ultimately being confirmed in December.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Another child, a toddler, died at a Virginia hospital after being pulled from a frigid pond Monday, according to local police.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The wide-leg silhouette flatters many body shapes and looks pulled together thanks to the tasteful placement of elongating seams down the front and around the pockets.
—Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The 8-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy were pulled from the water by a neighbor and first responders, the outlet reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Then, the man in black pulled open his jacket.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite that, classifieds rival Dubizzle pulled its IPO last year after its prospectus revealed four years of losses.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Media reports indicate that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles pulled back in mid-2025.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Isaacman, whose nomination was pulled last spring but then was renominated in November, went through a second round of questions from Cruz and others during Senate confirmation hearings before ultimately being confirmed in December.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled
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Most of the parts for such houses are assembled in a factory, like a car, then hauled to the property and put together.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The family hauled six horses in a convoy led by a 2-ton truck pulling a 32-foot trailer.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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On game night, Lavrenov was the one who threw elbows, threw down dunks and yanked down rebounds and threw outlet passes to start the fast break.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, she is yanked from the car while still tangled in her seat belt.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The law requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying forces and to end military action within 60 to 90 days absent authorization — limits that presidents of both parties have routinely stretched.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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State officials say the program is a way to reduce costs, prevent medication lapses, and ease the burden on doctors, particularly in rural areas where clinicians are already stretched thin.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The company pulled the plug on its Cruise robotaxi business in 2024 in the wake of a high-profile incident in which a San Francisco pedestrian was dragged under the car.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The stretch is just short of New York City’s record cold stretch, which dragged on for 16 days.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The officers and two bystanders pried open the truck’s door and pulled the driver to safety, the agency said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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And almost every president has understood, in one way or another, that America cannot be pried apart from its ideals and remain America.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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You could get hurt, and the appliance could be damaged beyond repair.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Two years after opening, a fire heavily damaged the restaurant.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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Heartstrings are tugged as what appear to be hardworking, hard-loving individuals receive aesthetic and material upgrades.—
Rich Juzwiak,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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The penalty was awarded following a VAR check by Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala after Diaz had been tugged to the ground by Senegal fullback El Hadji Malick Diouf while defending a corner five minutes into stoppage time.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
18 Jan. 2026
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Although the 5,550-year-old middle-aged hunter-gatherer exhibited no visible signs of disease, researchers found traces of a previously unknown species of treponemes—bacteria that cause yaws, bejel, syphilis, and pinta—after analyzing extracted DNA from his tibia.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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The $10 million was extracted from a $67 million settlement that had been negotiated with Centene, a Medicaid contractor accused of overbilling.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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