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Recent Examples of pull away
The Aztecs put together runs of 16-0 in the first half and 13-0 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The Wildcats outscored Van Alstyne (24-11) by 7 points in both the first and third quarters to help pull away.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
The threshold for a Democratic contender lowers, though, if Calvert or Kim starts to pull away.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
To wit, Brown scored the first five points in the fourth to help H-F (28-3) pull away from a 43-41 lead after three quarters.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The Wildcats outscored Van Alstyne (24-11) by 7 points in both the first and third quarters to help pull away.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
The threshold for a Democratic contender lowers, though, if Calvert or Kim starts to pull away.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
To wit, Brown scored the first five points in the fourth to help H-F (28-3) pull away from a 43-41 lead after three quarters.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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There have been at least 15 reports of the zipper head detaching from the garment, the CPSC said Thursday, but no injuries have been reported.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Comfortable without being detached.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Take a break If all else fails, just take a break and disengage for a while.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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Although, if using in normal conditions, these binoculars are a handy small pair that have easy-to-use image stabilization (IS) which even disengages after five minutes of use to prevent accidentally leaving it on for too long.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Turkey has been further enhancing its border defenses to be able to respond to a potential influx of people fleeing unrest after mass antigovernment protests in Iran were met by a brutal crackdown in January that left thousands dead.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Deputies tried to pull the driver over, but the driver instead chose to flee, and during the chase, the driver allegedly turned his headlights off to try and evade deputies, the sheriff's office said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.—
David French,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The company, which has more than 100 full-time employees, has trained just over 50 people to fly its aircraft.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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More than 20,000 of the more than 36,000 flights scheduled to fly to or from the Middle East between the start of the war and Wednesday have been canceled, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Over the decades, the facility drastically shrank, reflecting a larger deinstitutionalization sweeping the state and country amid concerns over abuse at state psychiatric hospitals.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet traditional metal alloys become difficult to manufacture and handle when their diameters shrink.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Freeny absorbed the impact like Marvin Hagler, hardly flinching and brushing it off.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Everyone in the barber shop flinched at the sound and tensed their shoulders.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He was taken to the Northumberland County Jail in Pennsylvania, but escaped in July 1996 by climbing a rain spout to the roof and then using a cable to climb down to the ground, according to the affidavit.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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But when Becky begins to climb down, several rusty bolts give out and the ladder collapses, crashing to the sand below.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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