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

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 See all Example Sentences for pullout