as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse
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Recent Examples of pull up
Finally, after what probably seemed like a lifetime to him, Cowboy heard her car pull up to the house.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
For the June 2023 Billboard Español cover story, the group pulled up in three luxury cars, including a graphite off-roader Lamborghini Urus and a white Chevrolet Corvette.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
Those cases included the 2014 beating by staff of a man with intellectual disabilities for failing to pull up his pants.
—Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Kenya and Porsha link up for lunch, both pulling up in their Rolls-Royces.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
For the June 2023 Billboard Español cover story, the group pulled up in three luxury cars, including a graphite off-roader Lamborghini Urus and a white Chevrolet Corvette.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
Those cases included the 2014 beating by staff of a man with intellectual disabilities for failing to pull up his pants.
—Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Kenya and Porsha link up for lunch, both pulling up in their Rolls-Royces.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull up
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The park also provides convenient shuttle buses to transport guests throughout the park, which stop just outside the lodge.—
Sophie Mendel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Telling a 22-year-old to stop posting online altogether probably won’t get you far, but encouraging them to limit who can see their information is a reasonable compromise.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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During a recent visit to Beijing, Trump ally and US Senator Steve Daines told Bloomberg News that China must halt the flow of fentanyl ingredients into the US before any trade negotiations could begin.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump has worked to advance his agenda at lightning speed, but courts have halted those efforts after an avalanche of challenges to his actions.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2025
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Experiences Over Things In addition, luxury consumers are increasingly choosing to indulge in experiences over material goods and jewelry is caught in that crosswind too.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Some of the cars involved in the crash had caught fire and authorities are having trouble identifying them.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Inflation has fallen from a 40-year peak of 9.1% in 2022, but the last stretch to meet the Fed's 2% goal has stalled.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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While former President Joe Biden sought to revive the deal, negotiations stalled, and Trump's second-term policies have further tightened sanctions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, winter storm warnings are in place across five states this weekend, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and New York, and residents are urged to check forecasts for more information on their local area.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Have the soil acidity checked and adjust the pH if needed.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Their reflective processing partner, on the other hand, prefers to stay quiet.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Thus empowered, McKinley drew up a bill that raised or maintained import duties on a broad range of manufactured goods, including woollens, cottons, earthenware, iron, steel, and metal products.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the team’s final timeout, coach Hubert Davis drew up a play to get RJ Davis, the team’s leading scorer and the reigning ACC Player of the Year, open for a potential score-tying 3-point attempt.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Instead, Booker’s performance was a broader critique of Trump’s agenda, meant to hold up the Senate’s business and draw attention to what Democrats are doing to contest the president.—
Mike Catalini and Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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If the big pieces of the contract are in agreement between both sides, what is holding up a deal from being finalized?—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pull up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20up. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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