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Recent Examples of puller
Georgia runs a quarterback sweep toward Freeling — who is the lead puller on the play.
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The codefendant, Moudy, who is not the trigger puller, got a 45-year sentence.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
In fact, the Drive doesn't even include the tent stake puller at the center of the model family name.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
Right now, the overstock outlet is hiding miracle-working gardening tools, like this $4 gardening hoe and a $7 weed puller.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
The focus puller zeroes in on my mom’s face.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Eleven white men stood on the gallows with him—the hangman, the trigger-puller, officers of the law, the priest.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 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
Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The codefendant, Moudy, who is not the trigger puller, got a 45-year sentence.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
In fact, the Drive doesn't even include the tent stake puller at the center of the model family name.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
Right now, the overstock outlet is hiding miracle-working gardening tools, like this $4 gardening hoe and a $7 weed puller.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
The focus puller zeroes in on my mom’s face.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Eleven white men stood on the gallows with him—the hangman, the trigger-puller, officers of the law, the priest.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 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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Long before modern navigation systems existed, Viking sailors may have used special crystals known as sunstones to locate the Sun through clouds or fog.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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When three internationals are allowed on the six-person race team, why not take the opportunity to recruit the world’s very best sailors?—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Connie served as a navigator on a bomber crew in World War II, and earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses for raining death from the sky on Nazi forces throughout Europe.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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The company draws on clinical, claims, and behavioral data to identify patients at risk and coordinates support with care navigators, clinical outreach, and palliative care between visits.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Fingerprints lifted off the window matched 25-year-old Eduart Gomez Ochoa, as did DNA swabs from the teen’s foot and a winter hat the suspect left behind, according to a criminal complaint filed against him Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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Prosecutors said a rape kit collected during Kepner’s autopsy included vaginal swabs that tested positive for male DNA, and one swab also tested positive for sperm.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The tandem inflatable kayak comes with a hand pump and two 86-inch aluminum oars (which could easily cost you $50 on their own).—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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My father’s sleeves rolled up at the oars of the rowing boat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The amounts are so small that adding or substituting Himalayan salt for regular salt will have no nutritional impact.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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In fact, Qureshi explained that many brands require extra starches, gums, additives, salt, sugar, or fat to recreate the texture and taste of conventional bread.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The main suspect is orangeburg pipes, made from wood pulp and tar and used extensively in sewer laterals and sewer mains during the 1940s thorough the 1970s and now considered obsolete.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
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The patient wouldn’t have had the benefit of modern anesthetics, but archaeological traces at other sites suggest Neanderthals knew about medicinal plants like chamomile and yarrow, as well as antiseptics like birch tar.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The skeleton was found with a seaman’s certificate and other papers in a leather pocketbook belonging to Petty Officer Harry Peglar of the HMS Terror.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
Noun
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On the inaugural voyage in May 2022, the passenger list included everyone from experienced, 40-cruises-under-their-belts sea dogs to first-timers; birthday-party groups to singletons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Phan, 20, was reportedly fishing at about 9 a.m. local time Wednesday on Hermosa Beach, when the sea dog caught his line from a nearby pier.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Puller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puller. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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