as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill
the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse
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Recent Examples of pulled up
After the traffic stop, another vehicle pulled up near Trooper Warren's car.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Dashboard camera video showed Newton, who had been behind the truck, pulled up to the passenger side of the white van, occupied by Nelson, Fairchild, Thorns and two juveniles, and immediately opened fire.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Coming of the bench midway through the first quarter, Adams promptly pulled up from the wing and made a 12-foot jumper in his first minute.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Britain pulled up from behind in the second end and now leads Norway 3-1, despite Norway's early victory in the first round.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In a video posted by the news site, Sherman says the worker and another woman pulled up in a vehicle at the rear of the building when agents pulled the worker out of the driver’s seat.
—Serena Maria Daniels, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
That week, Vrabel pulled up clips of the Patriots offense in a team meeting.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Only nine minutes into the game, Bellingham ran forward onto a pass from Franco Mastantuono but pulled up mid-sprint holding his hand to the back of his upper left thigh.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Dashboard camera video showed Newton, who had been behind the truck, pulled up to the passenger side of the white van, occupied by Nelson, Fairchild, Thorns and two juveniles, and immediately opened fire.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Coming of the bench midway through the first quarter, Adams promptly pulled up from the wing and made a 12-foot jumper in his first minute.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Britain pulled up from behind in the second end and now leads Norway 3-1, despite Norway's early victory in the first round.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In a video posted by the news site, Sherman says the worker and another woman pulled up in a vehicle at the rear of the building when agents pulled the worker out of the driver’s seat.
—Serena Maria Daniels, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
That week, Vrabel pulled up clips of the Patriots offense in a team meeting.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Only nine minutes into the game, Bellingham ran forward onto a pass from Franco Mastantuono but pulled up mid-sprint holding his hand to the back of his upper left thigh.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled up
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That has not stopped him from being a frequent guest on cable and network television.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lumley said the progress of the bill halted in 2025 due to conflicts with some of the agricultural groups in the state.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
17 Feb. 2026
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While hope remains for that project (more on that shortly), the sting felt more painful after Judith Hoag, cinema's first live-action April O'Neil, said she'd been approached about reprising her role before the movie stalled.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some stalled due to internal political disagreements.—
0,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The good boy's sprint was caught by the photo finish camera.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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The body camera footage has caught social media's attention since being released, with clips from the video circulating on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X, garnering thousands of views.—
Ryan Hansen,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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In February 2013, Epstein once again brought up Musk’s brother.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some residents brought up concerns that the approval setting a precedent for more commercial buildings to pop-up in the neighborhood.—
Lauren Costantino
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But in the upper grades of 9-12, cell phones may be used during the lunch break and briefly checked or used for essential communications during the six-minute passing period window between classes, according to the policy.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last November, at a New York City Council meeting, Denash Forbes, a nurse at Mount Sinai for 37 years, testified that Sofiya’s work must still be checked by nurses to ensure accuracy.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Bulldogs drew up a play for Jake Heidbreder, who calmly drained an open 18-footer on the left baseline at the buzzer and was mobbed by students spilling out of the Save Mart Center stands.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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After a timeout, the Tigers drew up a look for sharpshooter Jacob Crews, the Southeastern Conference’s 3-point leader, who drained it to give Mizzou a 72-71 lead with 18 seconds left.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2026
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The men ran into an apartment and eventually were arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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As the situation remains fraught in Iran, and with several opposition politicians arrested just this week, Vogue speaks to three Iranian designers on why their home country needs our support right now.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Pulled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20up. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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