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
Fox News, 6 June 2024
Sightseeing buses and tourists are seen at a pullout popular for taking in views of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2016.
—CBS News, 1 June 2024
Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
Asiata then pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and shot Snead, striking him five times and killing him, prosecutors said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
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Noun
David Schenker, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, dismissed any suggestion of a clean IDF pullout from the Palestinian territory.
—Fox News, 6 June 2024
Sightseeing buses and tourists are seen at a pullout popular for taking in views of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2016.
—CBS News, 1 June 2024
Verb
One of the twins reached into the ground, then pulled out a handful of ants and licked his fingers clean.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
Asiata then pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and shot Snead, striking him five times and killing him, prosecutors said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
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“Pullout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pullout. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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