pull away

verb

Definition of pull awaynext
as in to detach

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Recent Examples of pull away The spacecraft's sampling head sank directly into the asteroid, stopping after burrowing 20 inches (51 centimeters) deep by firing its thrusters at the right time to pull away, with the precious sample in hand. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Miami put together two long touchdown drives to pull away in their 41-13 road win over the Tigers. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Hudson said that broader regional competition helps explain why Washington has struggled to force Sudan’s outside backers to pull away. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Cornbread is done when the edges start to pull away from the pan, the top is lightly browned, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (though a few crumbs are okay). — Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pull away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
  1. detach
  2. disengage
  3. flee
  4. disentangle
  5. fly
  6. shrink
  7. flinch
  8. climb down
Verb
  • By the time September winds down, Hester is on a timetable all her own, out of synch with her family, detached from its cares, paradoxically and bitterly free.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • However, the designer needed some time off, if not entirely detached, from the whirlwind of handling a fashion megabrand.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • Others disengage while continuing to operate, because closing the company feels like personal failure.
    — Ivan Nikkhoo, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • With the Chiefs in zone coverage, Felix Anudike-Uzomah’s blocker disengaged, allowing the defensive end a free run at Sam Darnold.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of disengage
Verb
  • The sisters hoped to join their mother and a brother who had fled El Salvador a few years earlier and were living in Tennessee.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Some megabillionaires have already fled California since the tax was proposed.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of flee
Verb
  • The researchers discovered that the nuclear spin could be flipped even when the electron and nuclear spins were largely disentangled.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But a big surprise comes from disentangling the income statement.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of disentangle
Verb
  • Can returning troops still fly military standby if in uniform?
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Its flying-wing configuration, composite material, and radar-absorbing coatings help reduce its radar signature.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of fly
Verb
  • How to tackle the district’s beleaguered finances and shrinking enrollment became a dividing line in the races.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Stagnant population growth that threatens to shrink the number of congressional seats.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of shrink
Verb
  • When Lee mentions Nathan Spence was meant to attend the program, Jed barely flinches, expressing sympathy for the boy’s confused and grieving mother.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Yet Rafael, willing and even eager to die for his antifascist principles, returns Sebastián’s gaze without flinching, and with a sense of rebuke that is complicated by unspoken yet unmistakable flickers of desire.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of flinch
Verb
  • Before Charley could climb down, the big deer stepped out of the brush 30 yards away, stood broadside, blew a couple of times, and ran back toward the river.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After the vehicle came to rest, the rescue team helped twenty volunteers climb down and position themselves inside the bus.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of climb down

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