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
Karissa Waddick The crowd cheered as the king’s black BMW pulled up on the street in Front Royal, Virginia.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors believe that Davis was in the white Cadillac that pulled up next to Shakur’s car on September 7, 1996, near the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and hit him four times with gunfire.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors believe that Davis was in the white Cadillac that pulled up next to Shakur’s car on September 7, 1996, near the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and hit him four times with gunfire.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled up
Verb
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But Crenshaw’s own essay, on the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, stopped short of calling for censorship.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Yet the eye-rolling has stopped.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Verb
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More commonly, prescribed burning is halted because Forest Service staff are occupied fighting wildfires.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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But while a subsequent ceasefire has largely halted fighting in Iran, Washington and Tehran remain unable to agree to a more secure peace.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But by March, the fight seemed to have stalled out.—
Kerry Sheridan,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gonzales drove a first-pitch slider to left, and Church jumped and caught the ball above the top of the 6-foot wall, 373 feet from home plate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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That’s what kept his head on straight in the trenches, even when his socks got bogged down with mud and soldiers flanked on either side of him caught shrapnel or pneumonia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump himself reportedly brought up the shooting as the US President and first lady greeted the King and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, April 27.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 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
Verb
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Texas Tech football was thrust into a national controversy this week when transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby checked into gambling addiction rehab.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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After making his train journey from Los Angeles to DC, Blanche said, the suspect checked into the Washington Hilton, which hosts the annual correspondents’ dinner.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sengun’s attempt at a game-winner when he got stood up by Jaxson Hayes on a turnaround baseline floater wasn’t the play the Rockets drew up, Udoka said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 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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Bassell was arrested last May in connection with two of those accusers, the assistant principal and one of the teachers.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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The 19-year-old suspect was quickly arrested after attempting to flee on foot.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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“Pulled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20up. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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