pulled aside
Taken for conversation
Pulled aside describes being taken to a separate location for a private conversation, typically by someone in authority.
A teacher pulls a student aside to discuss their grades, a manager pulls an employee aside to address a concern.
The phrase implies discretion—the matter requires separation from others: Security pulled him aside at the airport.
She pulled me aside to warn me about the rumors.
- separatedPut or kept apart
- quarantinedIsolated to stop infection
- isolatedSeparated from others
- segregatedForcibly kept separate
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
shifted · guided · extracted · repositioned · secluded · behind closed doors · quiet word · redirected · intercepted · marginalized · relocated · diverted · withdrawn · cornered · whispered · distanced · maneuvered · steered
pulled asideincluded
Made part of
pulled in · integrated · gathered together · reintegrated · left in place
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