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
On June 12th, Javier Ramirez was at his uncle's auto junkyard in the mostly Latino city of Montebello, east of Los Angeles, when a white unmarked SUV pulled up to the front gate.
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Adrian Florido, NPR, 4 July 2025
By his account, Elkhart officer Bill Faus Jr. was in front of him, hitting his patrol car's brakes, before another officer pulled up.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Police reportedly said a dark car pulled up outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge and at least one person opened fire on the crowd after rapper Mello Buckzz's album release party, according to CBS.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 July 2025
Over his time in Utah his shot diet was nearly equal in terms of his catch and shoot versus pull up looks.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Adrian Florido, NPR, 4 July 2025
By his account, Elkhart officer Bill Faus Jr. was in front of him, hitting his patrol car's brakes, before another officer pulled up.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Police reportedly said a dark car pulled up outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge and at least one person opened fire on the crowd after rapper Mello Buckzz's album release party, according to CBS.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 3 July 2025
Over his time in Utah his shot diet was nearly equal in terms of his catch and shoot versus pull up looks.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull up
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The toddler stopped crying about 15 minutes after she had been put down for a nap.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Such as when our yellow Lab Frank couldn’t stop wagging his tail while digging a hole.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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In an unsigned order on Monday, the top court temporarily lifted a lower court ruling from May that indefinitely paused the layoffs and reinstated those who were let go, while also halting President Donald Trump’s Executive Order from March which called for the department to be closed down.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Due to the storm damage, the city of Plainfield said that its city pools and parks are closed on Tuesday for inspection and safety assessment, while services at the Plainfield Senior Center are halted.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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If a rushing river is more your style, there are quite a few great spots in the state to catch some trout or bass or other varieties of fish.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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So just mainly be ready to catch and shoot whenever.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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In Sutton, Texas, flooding caused cars to stall on Interstate 10 and water was approaching some homes, according to the National Weather Service.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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The Kids Online Safety Act was reintroduced to Congress in May after stalling in 2024.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Closed trails include North Kaibab Trail, South Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Trail below Havasupai Gardens. Park officials recommended that people planning to visit the South Rim check the air quality by visiting fire.airnow.gov.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Part of the process of being approved meant the animal shelter checking with your veterinarian as a reference.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Come for the food, stay for the desserts and then finally the relatives.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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One difference to fungal wilts is that the leaf tissue of plants infected by bacterial wilt tends to stay green even as the plant wilts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Everything was in the cloud, after all, needed only to be drawn up by a touch, her touch.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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To help ride out surge, the conceptual plan drawn up for the developers by Miami planning and architecture firm DPZ CoDesign, known for its pedestrian-friendly New Urbanist approach, puts the first usable floor of the new buildings up in the air as well.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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On July 10, air traffic control cleared the Delta Airbus A321, which can hold up to 220 passengers, for takeoff two minutes ahead of schedule at 9:58 a.m., according to live flight tracker site Flight Aware.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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Jenner even showed off his surfing moves, getting up on top of a board being held up by multiple friends.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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“Pull up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20up. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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