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 viral video, which has accumulated nearly 90 million views on TikTok, shows a man and woman cuddling before quickly pulling away and hiding their faces during a Kiss Cam segment at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Another shot back was Matt Fitzpatrick, who was tied with Scheffler through six holes and couldn’t stay with him when the No. 1 player began to pull away. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025 The Mets added four more runs in the ninth to pull away for an 8-3 win at Kauffman Stadium on Friday night. Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 July 2025 Their run through the lesser lights of MLB has allowed the Dodgers to recapture the best record in baseball (54-32) – moving ahead of the Detroit Tigers, who were rained out Tuesday – and pull away in the NL West. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 July 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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