PULLED OUT Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled out

verb

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past tense of pull out

as in exited

to leave a place often for another the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out

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as in withdrew

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread

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Recent Examples of pulled out Guthrie pulled out of covering the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina for NBC, with the opening ceremony commentators acknowledging her absence on Friday. —

Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026 People have tried using machines, but the cold turns oil to sludge, and when machines fall through ice, they can’t be pulled out. —

Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 Police said the victim got into a verbal argument inside the bar with two men when one of the suspects pulled out a gun and opened fire. —

Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 On Friday, the rock band Shinedown pulled out of the Rock the Country festival, leaving fans with mixed feelings. —

Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026 Maloney allegedly told Bocaya he had been harassed by police, then pulled out a knife with a 4-inch blade and repeatedly stabbed the off-duty officer in the neck and upper torso, prosecutors said. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 Music alone, though, doesn’t mean that a person will be pulled out of their funk. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 After a couple days of parallel play, Reilly pulled out of the project. —

Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026 Pullouts feature an actual mattress that’s, well, pulled out from the sofa in some way. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

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But then Powell left Friday’s game for a brief period and fellow Heat starter Pelle Larsson exited the game early.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Shortly thereafter, the two women heard a loud bang and exited the bedroom to find Toth lying on the kitchen floor and staring blankly at the ceiling, the report said.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026