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as in to haul
to cause to follow by applying steady force on a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon

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as in to stretch
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle

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noun

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as in tug
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force I gave the door such a pull that when it suddenly opened, I nearly fell backwards

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During the event, Riley wore black boots, a black dress, held a black and gold bag, and rocked a pair of massive gold hoops to pull it all together. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023 As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull Nicholas and Isabel together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2023
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Options range from classic flush lights with a pull chain (on sale for a whopping 51% off), to statement pieces like this pendant light fixture and this 42-light firework sputnik piece (now available for $40 off with a coupon). Monica Bell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2024 Mainzer is also the lead scientist on NEO Surveyor, which will position itself in a halo-like orbit around a Lagrange point nearly a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth, called L1, where the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Earth effectively cancel out one another. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pull 

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“Pull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.

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