pull away

verb

pulled away; pulling away; pulls away

intransitive verb

1
: to draw oneself back or away : withdraw
2
: to move off or ahead

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The game could be categorized as a slugfest that showed both teams matching punch for punch, with Bishop Feehan (3-1) turning on the gas late and pulling away for the victory. Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 Verstappen pulled away from Williams' Carlos Sainz in the initial laps after the safety car due to Piastri's crash, and never came under direct threat from any driver. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 Her investigation into the healer, Sheikh Mossadegh, thrusts her into a battle against entrenched superstition and religious exploitation, even as her own community pulls away. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025 Piedmont has a small roster, but that didn't stop the Highlanders from pulling away in second half to win in San Mateo. David Kiefer, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull away

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pull away was circa 1934

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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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