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
Over in Singapore’s Tuas industrial district, workers are assembling a giant floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, part of the infrastructure that separates crude oil from what’s pulled up from offshore reservoirs.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The suspect merged into eastbound I-96 behind her, then accelerated to match her speed and pulled up bside her in the left center lane.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Sure enough, a fire truck and the fire chief pulled up a few minutes later.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
According to the affidavit, Hopper pulled up behind her Jeep, firing two shots in the back of it.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Across the room, a custom dining table and banquette—with vintage Palecek chairs pulled up—is the unofficial puzzle zone.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The pounding dembow riddims boldly crash into electro pop, rock, and trap, interspersed with gentle waves crashing and lyrics about lovers who never pulled up.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
On a recent evening, the band's mobile stage pulled up to a Home Depot east of LA.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
After the car returned into the legal lane, Morgan pulled up alongside and pointed his service weapon at the people in the car.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The suspect merged into eastbound I-96 behind her, then accelerated to match her speed and pulled up bside her in the left center lane.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Sure enough, a fire truck and the fire chief pulled up a few minutes later.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
According to the affidavit, Hopper pulled up behind her Jeep, firing two shots in the back of it.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Across the room, a custom dining table and banquette—with vintage Palecek chairs pulled up—is the unofficial puzzle zone.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The pounding dembow riddims boldly crash into electro pop, rock, and trap, interspersed with gentle waves crashing and lyrics about lovers who never pulled up.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
On a recent evening, the band's mobile stage pulled up to a Home Depot east of LA.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
After the car returned into the legal lane, Morgan pulled up alongside and pointed his service weapon at the people in the car.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled up
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To encompass the story, about a miracle from 847, when Pope Leo IV stopped a fire with a blessing, Raphael brings you into the fresco through the unshod feet of a woman in agony and leaves you near the very back, with a tiny and serene Leo IV.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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If the game stopped at this point, Fermat’s method for dividing the pot would list all possible outcomes of those five coin flips and then tally the ones that amassed 10 points for each player.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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Soccer’s governing bodies have struggled for decades to eliminate racial abuse despite heavy fines, stadium closures, points deductions, halted matches and bans for both fans and players who break the rules.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that would have changed on this possession had Brown not uncharacteristically halted play as Brunson made his move to the paint.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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An effort to come up with a new mascot was undertaken in 2014 but ultimately stalled when the committee charged with choosing the winner could not decide between a fox or a lion, Pennington said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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After a brief pickup in transit attempts on Saturday, shipping traffic in the Gulf stalled once again, with vessels coming under fire mid-passage and being forced to withdraw.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The barbed fact is that the woman caught in the middle of this unusual male arrangement benefits from none of their newfound emotional enlightenment.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Being caught and released multiple times could lead to injury or death for the muskie.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Williams brought up conflict-of-interest concerns between Wolff and McKeon that several residents have raised over the past several weeks.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen and adjoining service areas were reworked, and systems were brought up to modern standards, allowing the house to function as a contemporary estate without losing its historic character.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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Free first checked bag - a savings of up to $160 per roundtrip.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Burke checked himself into a low-security federal prison camp in Thomson, Illinois, in September 2024, to start a two-year sentence on his corruption case.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The companies, working with Oz Architecture, drew up plans for a 17-story tower with about 400 units.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Behind the scenes, her military reportedly drew up plans to blow up airfields in the event of an American invasion.—
Nikhil Kumar,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Three people were arrested after shots were fired at officers attempting to pull a vehicle over in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pulled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20up. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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