PULLED UP Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled up

verb

Definition of pulled up next

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 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 At 2121 Shamrock Drive, generations of Charlotte diners have pulled up a stool — and now, a new chapter begins. —

Evan Moore april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 Andrade allegedly pulled up next to the van after the teen became stuck in traffic, exited his Border Patrol vehicle and almost immediately fired eight shots at the driver, striking him in his neck, hip, shoulder and hand. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Police learned that a 30-year-old man pulled up and shot at their sedan after a road rage incident. —

Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026

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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
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