as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill
the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse
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Recent Examples of pulling up
The turning off of lights, the closing of curtains, the pulling up of blankets, the loss of consciousness—each piece of the routine felt distinct, and sweet.
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Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Video reviewed by Baez showed a Hyundai Genesis pulling up next to his SUV before it was stolen.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Surveillance footage from the area shows Siffre pulling up to the victims’ vehicle, the probable cause statement said.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Home surveillance video showed the man pulling up in a car as the teens turned around and began to walk away.
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Paul Burton,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Giants reliever Joel Peguero had to leave the game in the bottom half of the eighth after pulling up lame when fielding a ground ball.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
The truck pulling up outside won’t have a logo on it.
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Patrick Van Esch,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Who has the time (and patience) to keep pulling up their dress?
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Ali Faccenda,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
Scammers know how to search your name combined with your city, your employer, your relatives' names, or specific document types, pulling up PDFs of HOA filings, church bulletins, nonprofit board minutes and medical conference attendee lists that most people have completely forgotten exist.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Video reviewed by Baez showed a Hyundai Genesis pulling up next to his SUV before it was stolen.
—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Surveillance footage from the area shows Siffre pulling up to the victims’ vehicle, the probable cause statement said.
—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Home surveillance video showed the man pulling up in a car as the teens turned around and began to walk away.
—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Giants reliever Joel Peguero had to leave the game in the bottom half of the eighth after pulling up lame when fielding a ground ball.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
The truck pulling up outside won’t have a logo on it.
—
Patrick Van Esch,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Who has the time (and patience) to keep pulling up their dress?
—
Ali Faccenda,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
Scammers know how to search your name combined with your city, your employer, your relatives' names, or specific document types, pulling up PDFs of HOA filings, church bulletins, nonprofit board minutes and medical conference attendee lists that most people have completely forgotten exist.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling up
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And the heat’s not stopping anytime soon.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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It was also reworded to clarify Apollo is not halting all redemption requests.
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Cut to Johnson attempting an overhead serve with his pickleball partner Candace (Mary Steenburgen) halting him mid leap and correcting his serve to underhand.
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Its success has caused fuel shortages and disrupted army supply lines, stalling Moscow’s full-scale invasion after more than four years of fighting.
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The indictment included photographs of Zhu and Frank Carone socializing at Zhu's Long Island home in June 2022, a time when the indictment said Zhu and Chen's efforts to secure an Emergency Shelter Contract through other means were stalling.
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Residents and visitors line downtown streets waving flags, children scramble for the best candy-catching spots along the parade route, and families spend the day enjoying pancake breakfasts, baseball and an evening fireworks show.
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Rushing’s injury could have suddenly put the Dodgers’ catching situation in a precarious position.
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Goaltenders follow, with wingers bringing up the rear.
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For many people, AI is bringing up their deepest, most existential fears.
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The winning play was prefaced by Raptors assistant Amar Batra drawing up a play for Baron, whom Edina had been guarding with a short-stick defender.
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Some medical clinics advertise microdosing Zepbound by drawing up less than the full amount in the single-use vial, but this has not been studied, and there is a risk of contaminating the vial by using it more than once.
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In her classic book Atlas Shrugged, Rand used the Greek myth of Atlas holding up the world as a metaphor.
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Brandsema explained that humans are born with one pool of motor neurons for life, and SMA slowly robs individuals of their motor neurons over time, leaving them with difficulty walking or running, holding up their heads, or even swallowing food and liquid safely.
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The Sabres traded defenseman Bowen Byram and checking line forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Think booking concert tickets (mostly) autonomously, pulling items from your Notes app and adding them to an Amazon cart, or checking your emails and drafting a response.
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“Pulling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20up. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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