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 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 The car pulls up to the club, and Johnson heads to the green room. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 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 Then a boat pulls up and takes its next victim, but this time there is no blood moon to hide from. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 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 Tramon Mark pulls up for a, what else, midrange jumper and OU takes yet another timeout. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 The Gwinnett microtransit bus pulls up to a suburban park to pick up passengers in Snellville in November 2024. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls up

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Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Additionally, one source said that ICE officers can conduct some vehicle stops during the pause but only in the presence of a local law enforcement officer trained to make vehicle stops that partners with ICE under the agency's 287(g) program.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

Kansas Appleseed, Loud Light and the Disability Rights Center of Kansas sued over the repeal of the grace period and Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom granted an injunction that halts the new law and restores the grace period.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
This blocks defects and halts ion migration, preventing the material from separating over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of halts

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The interiors are purposefully focused around the driver, and the integrated gear-change gate beneath the floating dashboard immediately catches your eye.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026
What catches our attention are the breakouts from multi-month and multi-year trading ranges.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of catches

Verb

McCabe brings up a fantastic black-and-white picture on his laptop.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2026
And every time someone brings up the Robin Hood legend — that the archer stole from the rich to give to the poor, and defended the weak against the powerful — Jackman gets a look on his face like someone farted.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of brings up

Verb

Thanks to streams flowing from the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, the water stays nice and cool to help beat the summer heat.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
In Miami, the city’s Miami 21 zoning code prohibits lodging stays fewer than 30 days in multi-family residential buildings like The Club unless the building has a special Certificate of Use (CU) designating it a condo-hotel.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026