Near
Near verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: as the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates
Pull out
Pull out verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
Both terms in one sentence
- He'd be wonderfully zany and hilarious, and then near the climax he'd pull out some sort of Badass stunt, usually with a helicopter.
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There's also the theme park attraction Muppet*Vision 3D, which features the penguin as the orchestra, and they even pull out a cannon near the end.
- In "Internment", Rick and Carl pull out a pair of rifles from a trolley of guns that is located near the outer fence, and use them to dispatch the horde that has broken through into the courtyard.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Live-Action TV
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