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
If pulling up a plot of sand is more your speed, there are 700 miles of shoreline and several beaches.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Last April 1st, a little after 6 p.m., Mr. Perfect pulled up to the address Mero Wero had given him in Niagara, a shaded lane thick with century-old trees and sagging houses with overgrown lawns, hopped out, and shot Fader in his driveway.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Though rainfall remains at essentially zero in the southern third of the state, it’s been above average in Northern California thus far, pulling up the statewide average.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Set your ceiling fans to rotate clockwise to pull up cold air and push down warm air.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Last April 1st, a little after 6 p.m., Mr. Perfect pulled up to the address Mero Wero had given him in Niagara, a shaded lane thick with century-old trees and sagging houses with overgrown lawns, hopped out, and shot Fader in his driveway.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Though rainfall remains at essentially zero in the southern third of the state, it’s been above average in Northern California thus far, pulling up the statewide average.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Set your ceiling fans to rotate clockwise to pull up cold air and push down warm air.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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Identity fraud attacks rose by 73% between 2021 and 2023, and nothing seems to stop them.—
Rob Heidenreich,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Union sources said the international had been planning a disciplinary hearing for Davis which could have removed him from office, but his resignation has stopped those proceedings.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Associated Press reported this week that Trump has tasked New Jersey Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind production nationwide.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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TikTok could fade to black in the U.S. in a matter of days after the Supreme Court rejected its appeal to halt a law that will ban the popular video app as of Jan. 19 unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trees must be wrapped in burlap to catch larvae, which are then supposed to be drowned in soapy water or stuffed in the freezer — but the real solution is to simply wait for natural controls, like E. maimaiga, to fight them off, Dwyer explained.—
Tribune News Service,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Months before the rest of the city sealed its windows and fought to catch its breath, David was doing the same.—
Will Bahr,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Then in July, talks were stalled when Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, a key facilitator in the talks, was killed in Iran.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Yet, as with Governor Abbott’s school choice proposal in Texas, Lee’s bill stalled in his state House.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cut to 2025, and now our social media leaders are getting rid of fact checking, and their creations are filled with lies, fake photos and total fabrications.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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In his other warnings, Biden said that misinformation and disinformation are top issues facing the American public, calling out technology companies for ending fact checking programs.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ships docked at ports usually keep their engines running to stay operational for passengers and crew.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, Trent Reznor has stayed busy scoring films and TV shows with Atticus Ross, including Mank, Soul, and The Killer.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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Canada has been drawing up its own retaliatory tariff plan, Bloomberg reports, as has Mexico, according to the Associated Press. ECONOMIC INDICATORS As trading began on Tuesday, the three major indexes rose a bit, but there were no big shifts up or down.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Northwestern coach Chris Collins drew up a play for junior forward Nick Martinelli, who drilled the game-winner.—
Jack Vita,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mainland Chinese stocks held up better, falling 6% — which Citi analysts attributed to easier monetary policy and falling Chinese government bond yields.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Online claims that firefighters were held up in Sacramento for emissions testing on their way to fight the blazes in Los Angeles are false, according to Oregon and California officials.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Pull up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20up. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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