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Recent Examples of puller
Eleven white men stood on the gallows with him—the hangman, the trigger-puller, officers of the law, the priest.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The prying end also serves as a nail puller, box cutter and bottle opener.
—Ben Coxworth
october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
This inexpensive gadget works similarly to how a weed puller does in the garden.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a padded nylon upper provides insulation while an adjustable puller lacing system enhances comfort and convenience.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The prying end also serves as a nail puller, box cutter and bottle opener.
—Ben Coxworth
october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
This inexpensive gadget works similarly to how a weed puller does in the garden.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a padded nylon upper provides insulation while an adjustable puller lacing system enhances comfort and convenience.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puller
Noun
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Small crafts include owners of small to medium sized motor and sail boats, affecting fisherman, para-sailors, windsurfers and canoe paddlers.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Paramount is definitely clearing its deck, along with plenty of sailors jumping — and being pushed — over the side.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Halfway between Australia and Hawaii, Nikumaroro plays a key role in one of two rival hypotheses that seek to explain what happened to the famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, who went missing in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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At first, a nurse navigator’s day with a new patient is filled with questions—What is HER2?—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In rare cases, if the illness looks unusual or severe, the clinician may collect a throat swab or stool sample to test for the specific virus.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Williams fled the scene, but investigators collected a Croc sandal as evidence, and a DNA swab led to a match on CODIS — a nationwide law enforcement DNA database, according to records.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In turn, a wooden oar signed by Fleck was delivered to Stommes home.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese take-out eatery included a dining area themed to look like a Tiki lounge with bamboo, oars, totems and puffer fish lamps.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whisk in mustard, honey, salt, pepper, and garlic until combined.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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Music drifts through the salt air as roadside vendors fry fish on bare concrete slabs, their foodstands long washed away.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sharing a series of photos documenting the painstaking process, the homeowner revealed layers of paint, tar, and other substances that had built up over the years.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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This happens when creosote—a tar-like residue that clings to the inside of the chimney—ignites.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Davies was born in Swindon, England, in 1944 to a hairdresser and merchant navy seaman.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 1944, Willie Wesley Thompson, a Navy seaman, saved two lives in the South Pacific.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Under the black flag Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Cite this Entry
“Puller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puller. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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