hales

verb

present tense third-person singular of hale
as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on the fishermen haled the huge net onto the deck of the ship

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  1. pulls
  2. hauls
  3. drags
Verb
  • Abercrombie keeps moving away from its old identity while Hollister pulls recognizable pieces of its past back onto the racks.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As Béatrice’s amateur detective work pulls her in deeper, the strands begin to suggest a conspiracy, one marked by mysterious disappearances and the clandestine sway of the Vatican.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulls
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  • Nevertheless, 2022’s Scream, revs the engine of the Scream 4, then hauls it in overdrive when more murderous mayhem storms through Woodsboro.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And just a few miles away, the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway hauls visitors to the summit of the property’s namesake, and the highest peak in the Northeast at nearly 6,300 feet.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hauls
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  • Republicans have expressed growing pessimism about their chances in the election, which will determine control of Congress, as the president has repeatedly dismissed concerns about high costs and gas prices as his unpopular war in Iran drags on.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In it, a botched secret mission drags Eken Babu into a mystery in Kerala.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drags
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“Hales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hales. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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