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 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 There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The car pulls up to the club, and Johnson heads to the green room. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 June 2026 Insider tip Become friendly with the doormen and bellhops, who make your stay wonderful from the second your car pulls up and are reminiscent of old New York. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026 Then a boat pulls up and takes its next victim, but this time there is no blood moon to hide from. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026 But for a mine, all that needs to happen is a vessel pulls up, shoves one overboard, and moves on. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026 Tramon Mark pulls up for a, what else, midrange jumper and OU takes yet another timeout. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls up

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Turning off Save Media stops Google from saving media from future Search interactions to your Search Services History.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
When every team has access to the same tools, producing more of anything stops being an advantage.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

The first is something Panthea Parker, a headache become corporeal, brings up at a jewelry event hosted by her friend Queenie.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
The commercial then brings up how drinking the energy drinks from Liquid Death or the light beer from Garage Beer can help anyone easily produce pee.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of brings up

Verb

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
Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Definition of draws up

Verb

Camping stretches the experience beyond show hours, the landscape stays visible from across the grounds, and the single-stage format gives attendees time to settle in.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
This fascinating world of insects and plants usually stays far from human lives.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026