Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puller
Noun
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An old safe that once contained drunken sailors’ valuables sits in the back corner.—
Derek Sandhaus,
Saveur,
10 July 2025 -
Between November 2023 and January 2025, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two and killing four sailors.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Think of them as corporate navigators—less GPS, more compass.—
Mani Padisetti,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Lesson 4: Less data, better decisions Without her phone, my wife had to relinquish her customary role as the navigator.—
JJ Rosen,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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However, a driver is not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab at a DUI checkpoint, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside. Field sobriety tests are subjective and may not accurately measure sobriety, according to Bee archives.—
Sarah Linn
July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Later still, investigators took a swab from Kohberger's cheek and made a direct comparison.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
Noun
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There are no lanes, meaning clashes between oars are common if the two boats get too close to each other.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Following two incomprehensibly slow-motion collisions with other crafts, le photographer takes the oars.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, herbs, vinegar, 1/3 cup buttermilk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Hydration is also about maintaining the balance of electrolytes like salt, potassium and magnesium.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Coal tar or pine tar: Reduces itching and slows skin cell buildup.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
3 July 2025
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Shades and awnings to screen out the sun can help too, as can painting roofs white—instead of the common black tar seen in cities—which reflects away the heat and light that black roofs absorb.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
25 June 2025
Noun
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And, like the seamen, Celebrity faced a rapidly evolving crisis and changing guidelines.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Government as a protector of health goes way back The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Paternoster Row stands a few blocks away from the Old Bailey courts and Newgate Prison, where so many sea dogs were dragged in chains, tried and sentenced to death.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
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The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Oct. 2024
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“Puller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puller. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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