PULLED (UP) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled up

verb

past tense of pull up

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 When the French national team pulled up to their Boston hotel Wednesday afternoon for the duration of their World Cup run, they were greeted by hundreds of fans lining the streets and sidewalks. —

Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Brutto then pulled up to a large boat on which Katy and another girl, Isabella Rodriguez, were lying in the fetal position after being severely injured. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 On Tuesday, June 9, the Baywatch star shared more about the viral moment in which Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes pulled up to a Little League practice. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Brunson, the Knicks’ leading scorer, pulled up with about 5 seconds left to take a 3-point shot which hit the front of the rim and careened off. —

Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2026 Hours later, several Mercedes G-Wagons—alongside a steady procession of McLarens, Porsches, and Range Rovers—pulled up to the back entrance of Pratt’s favorite local Mexican restaurant, Don Antonio’s, for his election-night watch party. —

Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026 Schmitt charged hard to try to catch the ball, but pulled up at the last second to try to corral the ball on the hop and keep Troy at third. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026 Just as the protest was ending, Muhammad said, the school’s head of security pulled up to speak with Jennifer Marien, the principal or director of the upper school, who had been watching the protest alongside Muhammad. —

Eric Adler may 14, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

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The catcher was hitless in his previous 30 at-bats before connecting for his first homer this season Saturday night, a two-run shot in the seventh inning of a 3-2 win that stopped San Diego's six-game losing streak.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
In Pixar’s Cars, the Cozy Cone Motel was inspired by the Blue Swallow Motel, and Bob Dylan even stopped to paint it around 2019.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026