PULLS UP Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls up

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull up

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse

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Recent Examples of pulls up As Lee pulls up, a fire truck leaves Deb’s house, sirens off. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026 That same tool pulls up your sample ballot, so give it a scan on your way out the door. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026 Gunna pulls up to the opulent party in style, taking a chopper in with his love interest. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 Instagram Stories remain at the top of the feed, per screenshots from Oncescu, while swiping the screen pulls up the traditional feed of posts from accounts a user follows. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 That’s why these conversations should begin before the moving truck pulls up. — Rob Edwards, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Ethan pulls up to their lush, hillside home in a new car, sleek shades, and pointy incisors glistening in the sunlight. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 In the ad, Piven pulls up to a Miami mansion party in a sports car and is hassled by a bouncer. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 As Ezukanma stands up and pulls up highlights of him against Fields, the man asserts that Ezukanma didn’t need to go to the hospital and was only struck once by Fields from behind. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls up

Verb

The question, posed during an on-court postgame interview, was when a young player stops measuring his performance by his point total and starts measuring it by the result.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
Even hair and makeup had to adapt, since traditional hair spray stops working properly in that cold.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

The council voted unanimously on the ordinance, which halts new oil and gas drilling in the city and phases out existing production over the next 20 years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The Bears go three-and-out, and the wind halts the ensuing punt, landing at the 15-yard line.

— Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of halts

Verb

The single most suspicious thing Johnny does, though, is be at Carla’s while everyone else is at the office working late the night before court, not that anyone catches that.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
No security tool catches every threat, so continue checking unexpected messages carefully.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of catches

Verb

Arrieta brings up names like Oliver Laxe, Los Javis and Alauda Ruiz De Azúa as exponents of this new wave.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Santos brings up the Geese psyop allegations and asks for clarification, having only just learned about it recently.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of brings up

Verb

This process enables a stronger foundation of vetting for the final nominations that a country draws up.

— Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Now a salesperson can type in what a customer wants, such as products, quantities, delivery options and available discounts, and Roadrunner’s multi-agentic system draws up a customer quote in minutes.

— Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of draws up

Verb

The decline suggests more households are shifting spending to discount stores even as overall spending holds up and consumer confidence stays below pre-pandemic levels.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Explore one detail together, and see whether your curiosity holds up.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of holds up

Verb

The decline suggests more households are shifting spending to discount stores even as overall spending holds up and consumer confidence stays below pre-pandemic levels.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Those calculations assume the household’s income stays the same.

— Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026