pulled

[poold]

adjective

1. of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulled¹

First recorded in 1730–40; pull ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In the end, though, VIX pulled back sharply and created two new buy signals in doing so.

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Meanwhile, some McDonald’s restaurants have pulled the brand’s popular “Dollar Drinks” promotion from menus.

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Theoretically, the result would be both well-earning livelihoods and self-respect for people who had pulled themselves out of poverty.

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Traders pulled almost $5 billion from the fund category over the past two quarters, according to Morningstar, the first time the fund category has ever reported outflows.

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The four thieves who pulled off the heist were likely backed by others involved in planning the robbery, said Paris prosecutor, Laure Beccuau.

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Related Words

• drag 
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• pick 
• pluck 
• remove 
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• stretch 
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• tug 
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