PULLS OUT Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls out

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull out

as in moves

to leave a place often for another the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out

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as in withdraws

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 pulls out Then Indiana Jones looks at him, sighs, pulls out a gun and just shoots him. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The Las Vegas Aces Following in the footsteps of Iriafen, Wilson also pulls out a dark seductress look, one fit for an MVP. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Taken aback, Jess pulls out two finger guns and points them at him as the car pulls away toward the party. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Few moments in football (soccer) attract more attention than when a referee pulls out a yellow or red card. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026 Her psychiatrist, having attempted to convince her through facts and comparisons, pulls out a book of poems and reads the end of one. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 After doing a little magic, Kufrin reaches into the cauldron and pulls out a series of sonogram images. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 The discovery comes too late as Thompson pulls out his gun and fires three times into Vance's chest before being shot dead by arriving agents Parker and Timothy McGee (Sean Murray). — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls out

Verb

Officials urge residents to use caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.

— Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Officials urge caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of moves

Verb

Cookies should not be set before consent, should appear the moment consent is granted, should persist across the session and should disappear when a visitor withdraws it.

— Lesa Seibert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The background of the film is the budget slashes that are happening in this sector all over the Western world, as the government withdraws its own form of care.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdraws

Verb

In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Wes Gordon’s eight-year run at Carolina Herrera is often looked at as one of the most successful succession stories in fashion, an industry rife with designer turnover where founder exits can get ugly.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of exits

Verb

The front retreats to the north, but chances of rain stick around into early Friday as the shortwave (small disturbance) pushes out of the area.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Havelock neither retreats to the closet nor holds out hope for resolution via vigilante justice.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreats

Verb

So Finney-Smith departs without ever suiting up in a regular-season game for the Hornets.

— Staff reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Temps begin to rebound Wednesday After the cut-off low departs late Tuesday, the atmosphere will begin its rebound to equilibrium through the week, bringing temperatures back to average or even slightly above average to the end of the work week.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of departs

Verb

Without that layer, the comprehension work falls back on humans, page after page, document after document, exception after exception.

— Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Sometimes a player experiences a season in the sun and falls back to Earth, as Matt Kemp and Jacoby Ellsbury did in 2011.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of falls back

Verb

And keep in mind that a little goes a long way with each spritz, so one bottle will last you a while.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
When one of the contestants goes missing, Detective Fion Morgan has to work out the difference between what’s been shown on screen and the truth.

— L.M. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026