pull·out
ˈpu̇l-ˌau̇t 
pulled out; pulling out; pulls out
Synonyms
Noun
Verb
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of pullout in a Sentence
Noun
A pullout of troops from the region has begun.
the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region
Verb
the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Tangerine pleather pullout, mid-century tweed, black leather chesterfield.
—Kate Kuhlmann, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
Lechi (richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
As the rebels advanced on Damascus, Tehran abruptly pulled out its Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary forces, which had been deployed to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And this season apparently included pullout couches.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Tangerine pleather pullout, mid-century tweed, black leather chesterfield.
—Kate Kuhlmann, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
Currently, after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and the ripple effects of the U.S. regional banking crisis, along with high interest rate levels and deteriorating loan quality, some banks are pulling out money lent to small businesses.
—Lechi (richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
As the rebels advanced on Damascus, Tehran abruptly pulled out its Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary forces, which had been deployed to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Pullout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pullout. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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