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 Halfway through, Brill pulls out a machine that fills the stage with foam, submerging the actors in a cumulus of bubbles. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The video is analyzed for quality—Birdbuddy looks for clips with good poses and exposure, pulls out a few still images from the video, and sends it to the app as a Postcard. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026 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

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As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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Popular airline withdraws from three locations, leaving travelers with fewer routes.

— , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Investopedia made a state-by-state set of estimates for a single retiree who collects the average Social Security benefit of $1,975 a month and withdraws 4% of savings a year.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdraws

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Her chances at having a baby only seemed to worsen in 2014, when a colorectal surgeon attempted to reposition her stoma — an opening in the abdomen through which waste exits the body — to make pregnancy possible, but the surgery was unsuccessful.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
The werewolf’s victims reappear in hallucinations completely drenched in blood, while the hugely likable Griffin Dunne exits in spectacular fashion, totally ripped to shreds.

— Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exits

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Retreats from early-childhood care The Goldwyn closure comes as another major Los Angeles institution retreats from providing care.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio and Venus retreats into Libra, joining Saturn retrograde in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, and Neptune in Aries.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreats

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Its new incarnation features design contributions from Schrager and British minimalist designer John Pawson and departs from upscale boutique hotel tradition in several ways.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
DeMarco, who joined the Liberty last November after 14 years as an assistant with the Golden State Warriors, now departs from the team after it got outplayed by the Dream.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of departs

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When that information gets exposed, the burden of watching for fraud suddenly falls back on us.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The school falls back on procedure to keep a lid on things, and a school violence review committee wraps up without a firm finding.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026