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as in to move
to leave a place often for another
the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
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as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
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as in withdrawal
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region
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William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
Each year, the U.S. Open closes out the season with a bang, and everyone seems to pull out all the stops for the occasion.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
After a broker who worked for the Taliban ghosted him in the leadup to the U.S. pullout in July 2021, Nash’at boarded one of the few planes back into Afghanistan in the immediate aftermath.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
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Verb
About one minute later, at an altitude of 8,000 feet, three pilot parachutes will pull out the ship's three 104-foot-wide main parachutes, slowing the decent to about 18 mph.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
Each year, the U.S. Open closes out the season with a bang, and everyone seems to pull out all the stops for the occasion.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
After the 2020 pullout, Hamer went on to work on the Biden-Harris ticket, co-directing and -shooting the video that introduced Harris at the 2020 convention, and starting a production company with a fellow campaign alum.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
After a broker who worked for the Taliban ghosted him in the leadup to the U.S. pullout in July 2021, Nash’at boarded one of the few planes back into Afghanistan in the immediate aftermath.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
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“Pull out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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