pulled up

verb

Definition of pulled upnext
past tense of pull up
as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled up
  1. stopped
  2. halted
  3. caught
  4. arrested
  5. blocked
Verb
  • One of the most memorable moments of the Eras Tour took place in Brazil, when Swift stopped the show to ask for water to be distributed to her audience in the sweltering heat.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ironically, the geometric slabs she’s stopped at to admire are a cluster of the Barbican’s residences, built to be rented out by the council but now privately owned and notoriously expensive.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Hours later, a state judge in Seattle permanently halted the merger in Washington state.
    Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, Judge Christopher Lopez halted the sale shortly after the auction.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Syria civil war Many in Syria are celebrating the stunning political fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad that caught much of the world off guard.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The 64-year-old woman's calls for help caught the attention of search and rescue crews that had been looking for her.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of caught
Verb
  • Known for his work on such TV series as That '70s Show, Men at Work, and The Ranch, Masterson, 48, was arrested in 2020 and charged with raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Ivy League graduate from a well-to-do family was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a customer at a McDonald's spotted him and alerted the restaurant.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of blocked
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Thesaurus Entries Near pulled up

pulled together

pulled up

puller

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