PULLED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled

verb

Definition of pulled

past tense of pull

as in hauled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon

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as in yanked

to draw out by force or with effort the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth

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as in stretched

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle

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Recent Examples of pulled Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Kerkering then hit Alonso on an 0-2 count, and after Mayza entered, Henderson pulled his 2-1 sinker to the base of the right-center wall. — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Standing on the other side were three teenagers, one of whom pulled what looked like a pipe out of his pants and struck Carroll multiple times in the head. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 Did the firm lean too heavily on evidence pulled automatically from a GRC platform? — Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 He was pulled after giving up back-to-back hits with one out in the fourth to put runners on the corners. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 As the Philippine ships approached the shoal on Friday, several larger China Coast Guard ships pulled close enough that CNN’s crew could see the faces of the personnel on board. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The restaurant chain pulled lettuce from its menu ahead of the recall from Taylor Farms. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 July 2026 Police say Ruiz pulled a knife during a struggle with four officers, injuring one of them. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled

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In other words, before goods end up on shelves across the nation, they're first hauled by trucks and trains paying California fuel prices.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
But, shortly after Greenspan retired in 2006, the great financial crisis of 2007-08 destroyed his reputation, and Democratic senators hauled him up to Capitol Hill for a grilling.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauled

Verb

This bestselling line of classic creepy characters is yanked straight from your best memories of Halloween as a child.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Karol then appeared to try deescalating the abrupt encounter, but she was yanked by the fan again before security escorted him from the stage.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of yanked

Verb

Meanwhile, Roten and her husband are stretched thin, putting renovations of what was supposed to be a starter home on hold.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Howe redesigned the retreat for clients who bought it as a temporary escape while renovations to their Berkshire home stretched on far longer than expected.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretched

Verb

Poole is a top-100 prospect from the Peach State and what makes his commitment to FSU even more impressive is the fact that the Noles pried him away from the home-state Georgia Bulldogs.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Once inside, the suspects smashed video poker machines with a sledgehammer and pried open an ATM, but did not leave with any money.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of pried

Verb

For dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair, most experts recommend using a rinse-out mask once or twice a week.

— Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Local officials in McCaysville, which sits at the Georgia-Tennessee border, have declared a state of emergency after the downpours flooded the town and damaged the water treatment plant, causing a shortage of drinking water.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

Meanwhile, other storylines were timely and tugged at heartstrings, such as when her character officiated the first gay male wedding on daytime TV in a 2014 episode following Marlena’s emotional coming-out scenes with her grandson.

— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of tugged

Verb

As the air is extracted, the coffee grounds transition from a loose, flowing state into a rigid mass that molds itself around the object’s shape.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Working with paleopathologists from the University of Pisa in Italy, the team analyzed DNA extracted from the ribs of Francesco I de' Medici, as well as Giovanni de' Medici, his younger brother who died of malaria 25 years earlier.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026