pull·out
ˈpu̇l-ˌau̇t 
pulled out; pulling out; pulls out
Synonyms
Noun
Verb
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of pullout in a Sentence
Noun
A pullout of troops from the region has begun.
the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region
Verb
the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
Recent Examples on the Web
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
As for accommodations, one- and two-bedroom villas give families ample space, while smaller suites with pullout sofa beds offer those with young kids a nice value option.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
Iran has long sought to push U.S. forces out of the region; Tehran would view a pullout from Iraq as a major victory.
—Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
On today's The Excerpt podcast, the Israeli Supreme Court scuttles a key part of Netanyahu's judicial reform amid troop pullout.
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Raman said city leaders are already taking steps to make LAHSA more effective, and warned that a pullout would jeopardize federal funds for homelessness.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Kidd said visitors are still able to get to the hot springs by parking in a pullout near the gate and walking to the area.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The Yom Kippur War of 1973 eventually led to peace with Egypt; the first intifada, beginning in 1987, led to the Oslo accords and peace with Jordan; and the second intifada, erupting in 2000, ended with the unilateral pullout from Gaza.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
Our 183-square-foot room miraculously held a pullout bed for Bobby and all our gear: shoes, backpacks, more shoes, toiletries, more shoes.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Mater Dei 4, Huntington Beach 3: The Monarchs pulled out the win with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning on an RBI double by Antonio Ganem to earn a spot against Corona in the Boras Classic final.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Camila Mendes has been pulling out all the stops for this press tour.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
Aaron said two men got into an argument during brunch, and one pulled out a gun, according to the Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The chef tried to pull out of a contract in protest over Trump's incendiary comments about Mexican and Latin American immigrants crossing the U.S. border.
—Ashraf Khalil, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The argument escalated, then Rucker pulled out a gun and started shooting, according to police.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Israeli commandos pulled out before dawn on Monday.
—Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Biles pulled out of the 2020 Summer Olympics, citing the twisties as the cause.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
During the pullout from Afghanistan—perhaps the moment when Biden’s approval ratings began to tip in the wrong direction—Republicans effectively attacked him as being asleep at the wheel of a chaotic world.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
As for accommodations, one- and two-bedroom villas give families ample space, while smaller suites with pullout sofa beds offer those with young kids a nice value option.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
Iran has long sought to push U.S. forces out of the region; Tehran would view a pullout from Iraq as a major victory.
—Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
On today's The Excerpt podcast, the Israeli Supreme Court scuttles a key part of Netanyahu's judicial reform amid troop pullout.
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Raman said city leaders are already taking steps to make LAHSA more effective, and warned that a pullout would jeopardize federal funds for homelessness.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Kidd said visitors are still able to get to the hot springs by parking in a pullout near the gate and walking to the area.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The Yom Kippur War of 1973 eventually led to peace with Egypt; the first intifada, beginning in 1987, led to the Oslo accords and peace with Jordan; and the second intifada, erupting in 2000, ended with the unilateral pullout from Gaza.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
Our 183-square-foot room miraculously held a pullout bed for Bobby and all our gear: shoes, backpacks, more shoes, toiletries, more shoes.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
Verb
Settling into a seat in the empty midafternoon theater, wearing a down jacket and with his newly omnipresent beard, Lewis pulls out a round device the size of a coaster.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Mater Dei 4, Huntington Beach 3: The Monarchs pulled out the win with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning on an RBI double by Antonio Ganem to earn a spot against Corona in the Boras Classic final.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Camila Mendes has been pulling out all the stops for this press tour.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
Aaron said two men got into an argument during brunch, and one pulled out a gun, according to the Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The chef tried to pull out of a contract in protest over Trump's incendiary comments about Mexican and Latin American immigrants crossing the U.S. border.
—Ashraf Khalil, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The argument escalated, then Rucker pulled out a gun and started shooting, according to police.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Israeli commandos pulled out before dawn on Monday.
—Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Biles pulled out of the 2020 Summer Olympics, citing the twisties as the cause.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
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