PULLS OUT Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls out

verb

Definition of pulls out next

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 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 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 At the Kyiv Sea, someone pulls out a DJ controller and throws a party for the whole district. —

Daria Kolomiec, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 Later in the film, as Cristian’s father disappears for long stretches of time seeking temporary work, Cristian pulls out a child-sized onesie from the closet in Olga’s guest room; her face collapses, her reaction indicating some palpable trauma the filmmaker doesn’t deign to overexplain. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 If the dollar bill pulls out easily, the gasket needs to be replaced. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026 The cover itself lifts up into wedge form with the help of struts, and the tent fabric with integrated poles then pulls out and up, standing in place atop the open tailgate. —

New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026 The vehicle begins to move forward and, at the same time, a third officer who had approached the vehicle pulls out his pistol and points it at the woman while moving away from the front of the car. —

Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026 After doing a little magic, Kufrin reaches into the cauldron and pulls out a series of sonogram images. —

Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

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Mazariegos and Jorge Nuño, an entrepreneur, say the code doesn’t solve homelessness and instead just moves people around.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2026