PULLS (UP) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls up

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull up

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse

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Recent Examples of pulls up Ethan pulls up to their lush, hillside home in a new car, sleek shades, and pointy incisors glistening in the sunlight. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 In the ad, Piven pulls up to a Miami mansion party in a sports car and is hassled by a bouncer. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Tommy Hilfiger himself pulls up in a taxicab — what a serendipitous coincidence! — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 As Ezukanma stands up and pulls up highlights of him against Fields, the man asserts that Ezukanma didn’t need to go to the hospital and was only struck once by Fields from behind. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Insider tip Become friendly with the doormen and bellhops, who make your stay wonderful from the second your car pulls up and are reminiscent of old New York. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026 But for a mine, all that needs to happen is a vessel pulls up, shoves one overboard, and moves on. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls up

Verb

Trusted by professional barbers, Green Stix stops shaving nicks and minor cuts in seconds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
But when a generation stops believing that an unjust rule has legitimacy, coercion becomes increasingly expensive.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Nothing halts a celebration faster than having a bottle of wine to open but only having a broken wine opener or none at all.

— Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of halts

Verb

Cameron Roberts catches the ball at the 13 yard line and the Mainland defender is flagged for a late hit.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
The shoes are a pointed-toe stiletto featuring pearl accents all throughout the uppers, creating a unique textural finish that catches the light.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of catches

Verb

As someone who still brings up how James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess should’ve won season 23 in casual conversation, I am so pumped Sharna is back in the ballroom after four years.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors can only introduce testimony about Santería in their rebuttal case if the defense brings up Sierra’s religion during the trial.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of brings up

Verb

Now a salesperson can type in what a customer wants, such as products, quantities, delivery options and available discounts, and Roadrunner’s multi-agentic system draws up a customer quote in minutes.

— Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Definition of draws up

Verb

An Exhibit 10 pays $91,000 if a player is waived, as most are, signs with a franchise’s G League team and then stays for at least 60 days.

— CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Every day a role stays open means lost productivity and revenue, lower team morale and ongoing recruitment costs.

— Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026