PULL AWAY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

pull away

verb

Definition of pull away

as in to detach

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Recent Examples of pull away That distinction becomes essential during upper elementary and middle school, which is the exact age kids naturally begin to pull away. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026 Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown on top, the bread starts to pull away from the side, and the center is springy and set when pressed gently with your finger. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 July 2026 This year, Windermere has been allowed to pull away from its independent schedule and add some high-caliber Orange County teams that are involved in traditional district play. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026 Progress becomes harder to sustain when a minority of companies, sectors, or regions pull away from the rest. — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pull away

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The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The Nuggets appear detached from reality, lacking a clear direction.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of detach

Verb

But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
The sceptics among the fanbase will point to this as another example of PIF being disengaged and losing interest, though the message from those at Newcastle and those close to ownership is that this is not the case.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of disengage

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After Bridegan was shot in the street, prosecutors have said, one person fled on foot and another fled in a vehicle, WJXT reported.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Luwi, who moved into Gajdusek’s house after Koiye fled it, spent years keeping his distance from his uncle, so as not to attract suspicion, too.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

This difference allows physicists to disentangle the exchange of electrical charge that occurs as a ruthenium-zirconium collision unfolds, tracking its propagation through the myriad new particles produced.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of disentangle

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So a new grant, under the early-stage NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, aims to create small, flying vehicles that could explore those caves.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
When not searching for glass floats, enjoy other pastimes like tide pooling, beachcombing, and kite flying (home to two kite festivals, Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World).

— Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fly

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As the Danube waters shrank in Bulgaria, researchers were thrilled to find and recover a jawbone, tusks, a shoulder blade, ribs and other bone fragments belonging to an extinct woolly mammoth buried deep in the sand.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
That reduction could dramatically shrink the reactor’s physical footprint.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrink

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The bear case on AI capex has always rested on concentration, the idea that a handful of American hyperscalers carry the entire buildout and will eventually flinch.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
When thrown against a far more complex mix containing copper, nickel, and sodium, the system didn’t flinch.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of flinch

Verb

According to the Office for National Statistics, 79% of adults in Great Britain reported in April an increase in their cost of living, despite a climb down in inflation to a current level of 3%.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 July 2026
One officer moved Nikolau over so her soon-to-be husband, Beerkus, could climb down.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of climb down

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