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 Take Jordyn Woods, for example, who's pulled up to nearly every Knicks game to cheer on her fiancé, Karl-Anthony Towns, in fashion-forward 'fits and a superstitious bag. —

Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 Chicago police said a dark sport-utility vehicle pulled up in the 5000 block of South Throop Street, and someone in the vehicle got out and started shooting. —

Chrissy Amaya, CBS News, 4 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 While Vanegas watched a Bobcat excavator swing at her home Tuesday, a car full of people from Indiana pulled up behind her and began scavenging for aluminum in the wreckage of homes. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Most notably, the crafty Brunson got Embiid in isolation, used some fancy footwork to get the big man turned around, then pulled up for a second-quarter jumper that gave the Knicks a 59-42 lead. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 Then there’s Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, who pulled up side by side in fashion-forward statement pieces and oozing sexy. —

Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 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