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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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On March 15, 2024, Flores-Roman’s wife and Anderson, both sailors on the USS Mahan in Norfolk, were out with friends celebrating Anderson’s 28th birthday.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The marble relic was an ancient Roman funerary artifact for a sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Halley remains a valuable navigator of the overall sales market and how to devise enticing offers to potential advertisers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some companies provide access to a caregiving navigator who can guide you through the health care maze.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At Thursday’s hearing, prosecutor Ashlea Deener received permission from Judge Julie Lugo to photograph the defendant’s tattoos and obtain a swab for DNA testing.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 1986 rape and murder convictions of John Restivo, Dennis Halstead and John Kogut were overturned in 2003 after DNA testing revealed that a profile recovered from a vaginal swab did not belong to the three men, according to the Innocence Project, which worked on their cases.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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The first 5,000 students at each home game receive a cardboard oar, and two $1,000 scholarships are given away in the fourth quarter.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Toss together chicken, barbecue sauce, peach preserves, olive oil, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper in a 9- x 13-inch baking dish until chicken is evenly coated and cornstarch is fully incorporated into sauce.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The salt in your food can increase fluid retention in your kidneys, potentially leading to elevated blood pressure,’’ said Pianko.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The oily, tar-like creosote inside your firebox can be dissolved with an alkaline cleaner.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Recent economic and life-cycle assessments indicate that converting bio-tar into bio-carbon can deliver net-positive energy, financial, and environmental benefits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 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
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“Puller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puller. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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