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

Muso’s model of proactive community healthcare is showing what becomes possible when care moves closer to families.

— Big Think, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2026
Beckman stays with the play well and moves quickly without going out of position.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of moves

Verb

As his mind retreats to the hues of old movies, Charlotte breaks the fog with a glimmer of humanity.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
The gunman briefly retreats, then returns to the window and fires inside the restaurant again, injuring a good Samaritan who was trying to help the trooper and render aid to Garibay.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreats

Verb

The first journey departs on October 22, 2026, and fares start at $23,000.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
The new Montezooma coaster train departs from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of departs

Verb

More dashboards or agents do not fix a process that falls back to email, meetings and spreadsheets when an exception occurs.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
If by some chance a hurricane wipes out several theaters and Brand New Day falls back to $280M — c’mon, that’s an awesome opening, and $20M ahead of No Way Home‘s start.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 July 2026

Definition of falls back

Verb

And using an Enterprise Brain would assist as well with a memory that goes across the company.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The financial transaction is complete, the tax benefit is secured, and the question of where the money actually goes slides quietly to the bottom of the to-do list.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of goes

Verb

The first component of the payments, known as the normal cost, is the calculation of how much the public agency and employees must contribute to ensure there are sufficient funds after investment returns to pay pensions when a worker retires.

— Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
The kind that walks out the door when somebody retires or leaves and is extraordinarily slow and expensive to rebuild, if it can be rebuilt at all.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026