hales

present tense third-person singular of hale
as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on the fishermen haled the huge net onto the deck of the ship

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Verb
  • Below, see more of the best, fresh-off-the-runway pulls from the 2025 Academy Museum Gala.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Period atmosphere gets a boost from the soundtrack, which pulls together tracks from DJ Luck & MC Neat, The Midnight, Louise Browne and composer Gregory Dombrowski, who works out of Los Angeles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • While Alex is reeling from his discovery, Dwayne attacks him and hauls him away.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Henry is surprised by the reaction of the crowd, which hauls him outside to drown him in the well for sticking his nose in clan matters.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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  • The 20-second clip, apparently captured by a doorbell camera, shows the woman screaming for help as a man drags her away from near the front door of a residence.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As the federal government shut-down drags on, so does the misery for passengers flying in to or out of Charlotte’s airport — flight delays here are approaching 2,000 since last week.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Hales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hales. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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