1
as in departing
to leave a place often for another
the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
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2
as in retreating
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
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Recent Examples of pulling out
This usually requires pulling out any hair that gets trapped between the bristles.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Georgia is either extremely fortunate or extremely tough — possibly both — to keep pulling out these close Ws.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
No one is pulling out a road map or planning a trip without consulting the internet first.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
But the Heat had a strong response, beginning the fourth quarter with a big run of its own after pulling out its zone defense for the first time this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Charlotte 49ers were on the brink of pulling out a season-changing upset through three quarters against North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American), but a dreadful fourth quarter brought Tim Albin’s upset hopes crashing down, losing 54-20 in a Friday night blowout.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Thursday's Week 7 contest turned into a shootout with the Bengals pulling out a 33-31 upset in the final seconds.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
After the attack in Doha, Qatar reportedly asked the UAE and Bahrain to close their embassies in Israel—a step that would mean pulling out of the agreement—but both countries have ignored that request.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Georgia is either extremely fortunate or extremely tough — possibly both — to keep pulling out these close Ws.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
No one is pulling out a road map or planning a trip without consulting the internet first.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
But the Heat had a strong response, beginning the fourth quarter with a big run of its own after pulling out its zone defense for the first time this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Charlotte 49ers were on the brink of pulling out a season-changing upset through three quarters against North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American), but a dreadful fourth quarter brought Tim Albin’s upset hopes crashing down, losing 54-20 in a Friday night blowout.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Thursday's Week 7 contest turned into a shootout with the Bengals pulling out a 33-31 upset in the final seconds.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
After the attack in Doha, Qatar reportedly asked the UAE and Bahrain to close their embassies in Israel—a step that would mean pulling out of the agreement—but both countries have ignored that request.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling out
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Flights arriving and departing from Sky Harbor are delayed because of staffing shortages at the airport's air traffic control tower, according to the FAA.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Over the past four days, Indianapolis had a larger share of departing flights canceled compared to several busier airport hubs, including Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to data analyzed by USA Today.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
10 Nov. 2025
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Priest brawled with both McIntyre and Black, sending the heels retreating.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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With nothing but West Ham’s rapidly retreating defence in front of him, and an instant four-on-four, Guimaraes drove forward before picking out Murphy to his right, in a position to isolate left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf with a one-vs-one.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prescott, who spent three years as an external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee before exiting in June, raised questions with the committee, BBC executives, and the corporation’s board.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ciattarelli called it an affordability crisis and has called for withdrawing from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement among Northeast states to cap their emissions.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
4 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere in the league, Virginia Tech’s Neoklis Avdalas declared for the draft last year out of Greece before withdrawing.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted against moving ahead with the package, along with all but eight of his Democratic colleagues.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Director Michael Arden, meanwhile, is up to his elbows just moving the cumbersome Legos of Dane Laffrey’s set around.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, federal lawmakers introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, a proposal to make daylight saving time permanent, meaning no more springing forward or falling back.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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For example, Comet Halley barely crosses the orbit of Neptune before falling back into the inner solar system.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Seated front row, the star turned heads in a sheer bodysuit featuring an iridescent brown and yellow print, paired with matching pants adorned with coordinating fabric details and cut-outs running along the legs.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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The company count included insiders like Musk, who held around a 15% stake in Tesla going into the proxy and was allowed to vote his shares.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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But going into markets relying solely on territory pre-sales alone — once the norm at AFM — is today a rarity, with most packages having some financing already in place to mitigate risk — and jitters.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Pulling out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20out. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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