pullout

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noun

pull·out ˈpu̇l-ˌau̇t

Synonyms of pullout next

: the act or an instance of pulling out: such as

: the action in which an airplane goes from a dive to horizontal flight

: pullback

: something that can be pulled out

pull out

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verb

pulled out; pulling out; pulls out

intransitive verb

: leave, depart

: withdraw

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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Noun

This is especially true for diehard West Bank settlers, who feel their opposition to the 2005 pullout from Gaza has been vindicated and sense an opportunity to raise their status within Israeli society, especially given their prominence in the army’s fighting forces. —

Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024 Then five miles up Marshall Pass Road and camped in a stupid pullout. —

Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024

Verb

While Vice President Kamala Harris makes a case against former President Donald Trump and a case for unity, Trump is pulling out all the stops (and stunts) to get those middle-class Americans to vote Trump once again. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Trump had initially agreed to a similar exchange, then pulled out of it. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pullout