1
as in hauled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon
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2
as in yanked
to draw out by force or with effort
the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth
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Recent Examples of pulled
They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Only two prototypes were ever made before IAI's investors, considering the company risky after the Cat's market failure and little money coming in, finally pulled the plug and caused the company to shut down in 1992.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The Utah Department of Public Safety said the images were pulled from campus security footage shortly before the shooting.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Have a few rounds of Guinness pulled with pride, maybe a scotch sour.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Few editors could have pulled it off.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The 2001 Rams reached the Super Bowl, but the Patriots, 14-point underdogs, pulled the plug on the show.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Mahomes pulled the Chiefs within one in the third quarter.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Only two prototypes were ever made before IAI's investors, considering the company risky after the Cat's market failure and little money coming in, finally pulled the plug and caused the company to shut down in 1992.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The Utah Department of Public Safety said the images were pulled from campus security footage shortly before the shooting.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Have a few rounds of Guinness pulled with pride, maybe a scotch sour.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Few editors could have pulled it off.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The 2001 Rams reached the Super Bowl, but the Patriots, 14-point underdogs, pulled the plug on the show.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Mahomes pulled the Chiefs within one in the third quarter.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled
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George Zinn was one of those captured in viral video footage being apprehended and hauled away by Utah authorities at the school following the murder.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Ryugu samples hauled home by Hayabusa2 contained larger quantities of hafnium isotopes compared to lutetium isotopes than were expected.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Until George Springer yanked a 450-foot fly to the left-field bleachers, the lineup was ostensibly silent.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The same words apply to the title character at the film‘s center, the inscrutable and seemingly unscrupulous Hedda Gabler (a magnetic Tessa Thompson), here yanked firmly from the late 20th century setting of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic play into the ’50s, and not missing a single trick along the way.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Barely any other media in recent times has given me an instant shock of glee or revulsion like this absurd anarcho-cartoon being stretched and squeezed to its most grotesque and wholesome clickbait limits.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dizon & Truong had to play last weeks’ Japan Open champions Yufei Long & Ting Chieh Wei in the quarters before getting stretched to a third game by two of Australia’s best in Nicola Schoeman and Danni-Elle Townsend in the semis.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The complaint alleges that Moseley interfered with her players’ mental health treatment, pried into players’ personal and romantic lives and threatened players about scholarships and playing time.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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The linchpin isn't just at risk; it's being actively pried loose.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Six houses were also damaged in the attack, Kondratiev said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Niacinamide, which is a form of Vitamin B3, is rich in antioxidants that help combat oily and sun-damaged skin, according to the brand.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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This one may have tugged at your deepest insecurities around intimacy, trust, and vulnerability, pushing you to face the places where pride has sometimes acted as a shield.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
7 Sep. 2025
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But almost as soon as that hopefulness returned, it was tugged away when ownership decided to slash payroll.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
12 Aug. 2025
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Whereas previous metal pollution records extracted their silt, or evidence from areas far from their sources— upland peat cores or mountain and polar glaciers, Cambridge specifies –the most recent data comes from the epicenter of production, a paleochannel of the River Ure, Cambridge explains.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The New Extraction Economy Early colonial powers extracted gold, spices and resources from distant lands while giving little back to local communities.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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