as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse
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Recent Examples of pull up
Not long after vehicles pulled up, pandemonium erupted.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
As the deputies’ vehicles pull up, Mull pulls out the handgun with his right hand.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Because when the truck pulled up, Guillermo [Rodriguez] saw the word 'ICE' and dived under a recycling bin.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Masked federal agents in riot gear have pulled up on restaurants to arrest kitchen workers.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
As the deputies’ vehicles pull up, Mull pulls out the handgun with his right hand.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Because when the truck pulled up, Guillermo [Rodriguez] saw the word 'ICE' and dived under a recycling bin.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Masked federal agents in riot gear have pulled up on restaurants to arrest kitchen workers.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull up
Verb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All talks of building or buying a new facility were halted, however, in December when the mayor announced emergency budget cuts to address a substantial deficit.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The federal Office of Management and Budget did not respond to The Bee’s request for clarification on which operations would be halted.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Information that was missing also caught the attention of the experts Joan consulted.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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During a two-point conversion play, Jennings caught the ball in the endzone, but was smashed between two Jaguars defenders.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2019, both clubs announced plans to build a new 60,000-seat stadium, though the project stalled due to political opposition and Italy’s heritage regulations, which safeguard historic structures.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But then, the decrease in the smoking rate stalled.—
Dr. Tom Frieden,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, there are ways to check for red flags and narrow down your prospect list.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Consumers should check use-by dates and return any affected items to the point of purchase or discard them.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The nearest system of moisture is off to the west, so the Louisville area will stay dry through the weekend.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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At 1-3 and trying to give some semblance of help to their top-notch defense and trying to stay alive in an AFC North that appears to be much more flawed than anyone thought a month ago, the Browns need a win.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And even beyond the storms themselves, meteorologists face additional uncertainty in drawing up a forecast.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Office of Management and Budget has ordered agencies to draw up reduction-in-force plans that would permanently cut positions in programs without dedicated funding streams.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The auditorium can hold up to 3,000 people, and nearly every seat was full.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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On the other side of the coin, this pair’s tight herringbone knit holds up admirably under strong wind guests, sheds light precipitation with ease, and stays surprisingly warm.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pull up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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