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
But moments after taking his first bite, Vrabel pulled up a chair.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Newton then pulled up to the passenger side of the white van and immediately opened fire.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
As seen in videos of the rescue, a group of people wearing helmets pulled up both the firefighter and the dog, who was placed in a white duffel bag with a sturdy harness.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
White pulled up in transition, tucking the ball toward his chin in a pantomime of his shot.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Outside, a man in a white car pulled up, his face partially hidden by a black bandana.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Valued for their versatility and convenience, swivels work in any open-concept layout, at a bedroom vanity table, or pulled up to your work from home set up—really anywhere the ability to rotate a full 360 degrees comes in handy.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Roller shades are a single piece of material that rolls in and out of a tube when pulled up and down over a window.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
After roughly half an hour of sitting with the officers in the shadow of the kapok, being interrogated about my thoughts on the government, a four-by-four pulled up.
—Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Newton then pulled up to the passenger side of the white van and immediately opened fire.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
As seen in videos of the rescue, a group of people wearing helmets pulled up both the firefighter and the dog, who was placed in a white duffel bag with a sturdy harness.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
White pulled up in transition, tucking the ball toward his chin in a pantomime of his shot.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Outside, a man in a white car pulled up, his face partially hidden by a black bandana.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Valued for their versatility and convenience, swivels work in any open-concept layout, at a bedroom vanity table, or pulled up to your work from home set up—really anywhere the ability to rotate a full 360 degrees comes in handy.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Roller shades are a single piece of material that rolls in and out of a tube when pulled up and down over a window.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
After roughly half an hour of sitting with the officers in the shadow of the kapok, being interrogated about my thoughts on the government, a four-by-four pulled up.
—Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled up
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The last time a male contraceptive drug got that far was in 2011, when a trial of hormonal injections had to be halted over safety concerns.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yad Vashem reported that the murder of Vilna’s Jews halted temporarily in 1941.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Right now, the Sussex brand feels stalled, and Harry appears caught between royal identity and celebrity ambition.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Negotiations have been stalled for months, and neither side appears close to backing down.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dea.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rhodes brought up Fatu’s criminal past, but both were able to keep their hands to themselves headed into their grudge match at Saturday Night’s Main Event.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Gonzales did not take the stand during the trial, while his attorneys brought up two witnesses.—
Rachel Wolf , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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While one pair checked most of my boxes, the other was made from recycled materials and donated a portion of each purchase to charity.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The detector’s batteries should be checked monthly.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 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 team huddled on the field, and the coach drew up a quarterback draw.—
Alanis Thames,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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State data show that in 2022, police arrested 1,577 repeat violent offenders.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Luis Martinez Agramonte, 25, of Dorchester, faces multiple firearm and drug possession and distribution charges after Boston Police Department officers arrested him Friday morning.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Pulled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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