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 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 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

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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2026
Al Weaver, a frequent British television actor, plays Leonard Finch, a curate who moves to Grantchester to assist James Norton’s vicar character Sidney Chambers.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026