pulled out

past tense of pull out
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Recent Examples of pulled out The Angels pulled out a 4-3 victory as Jo Adell remained a thorn in the Royals’ side. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 The Chicago Bears have definitely pulled out all the stops to try and make life as easy as possible for quarterback Caleb Williams this offseason, adding even more weapons and bolstering their offensive line. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Hopson and a 40-year-old Detroit man had gotten into a verbal argument in the backyard when Hopson pulled out a knife and stabbed the man, who survived. Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Many international aid groups, wary of collaborating with a repressive regime known for its persecution of women and girls, have since pulled out of the country. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 Trump still pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the cornerstone of Japan’s efforts to rein in China. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Brown pulled out his Google Doc, which included detailed definitions and examples of what love bombing entails. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025 Hamros pulled out his cellphone and began recording the pair while making jokes about Monroe, prosecutors said. Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled out
Verb
  • In the photos, Justin, 31, could be seen placing his hand on his wife’s back as exited their black SUV and headed inside.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Last week, it was revealed that Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim have exited the long-running NBC sketch comedy series — the most departures since 2022, when eight people left SNL ahead of season 48.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Japan’s Mitsubishi recently withdrew from three offshore projects, while a German auction ended without a single bid as costs climbed.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • When Saliba withdrew just five minutes in yesterday, having hurt his ankle during the warm-up, Arsenal found themselves with four new signings in three different departments of the team.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Boise Pride moved the route from the heart of downtown to River Street, between South 13th and 9th streets.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Fire crossed Dinkey Creek and moved north toward Oak Flat.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gerson believes the gangs have retreated.
    Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Runner-up Sabalenka, meanwhile, retreated to another area, smashed her racket until the frame buckled and sat with her back against the wall, next to the scratch marks left on the floor.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Glenn Martens for Maison Margiela Succeeding John Galliano—who departed the brand after 10 years in December of 2024—Martens is currently the creative director at both Maison Margiela and Diesel, connected through their parent company OTB Group.
    Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The United dressing room was said to be toxic and fractured when Mourinho departed, with Solskjaer would be the man to repair it.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2025, Kirk shared that Zak had been diagnosed with heart failure and medically retired from football.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Alcaraz holds a 9-5 career advantage, 3-2 in majors and 6-2 on hardcourts, including the Cincinnati final where Sinner retired with a virus.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Marcell Ozuna was the DH in each of the next 16 games after that game, before splitting those duties in the past week as Murphy, Acuña and Profar each got one start at DH.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Judging from the excitement that could be heard in Murphy's voice, the Silverdome years got even better for he and his father when future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders joined the Lions in 1989.
    Scott Talley, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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