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pull quote

pull quote noun: a brief excerpt drawn from a document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.

Noun

pull quote (plural pull quotes)

  1. A brief excerpt drawn from a document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.
    • Experts are often reduced to sound bites or "pull quotes," if they are consulted at all.2017, Tom Nichols, The Death of Expertise, page 10
    • Really, though, in between the pull quotes and the killer lines, Infantino’s performance was something far more disturbing.2022 November 19, Barney Ronay, “Gianni Infantino does his Football Jesus act during bizarre monologue on Qatar”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    liftout, pullout

Synonyms of pull quote

Forms of pull quote

pluralpull quotes
alternative formpull-quote
alternative formpullquote

Questions about pull quote

What does pull quote mean?
Pull quote means a brief excerpt drawn from a document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.
What part of speech is pull quote?
Pull quote is a noun.
What is the plural of pull quote?
The plural of pull quote is pull quotes.

Words near pull quote in the dictionary

  1. pull out of the fire
  2. pull out of the hat
  3. pull out of the woodwork
  4. pull over
  5. pull punches
  6. pull quote
  7. pull quotes
  8. pull rank
  9. pull request
  10. pull requested
  11. pull requesting

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