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Recent Examples of pull away
While both teams’ defenses seemed to figure each other out with strong line play, Costa Mesa broke through with a pick-six touchdown and a quick-strike run game to pull away from Bolsa Grande, 29-6, and grab sole possession of first place in the Tango League.
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Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
That has forced some Democrats, even moderates who have historically backed Israel, to condemn the country and pull away from pro-Israel donors.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Robinson rushed for a joint career-high 170 yards on 19 carries and produced a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as the Falcons started to pull away.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
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Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
That has forced some Democrats, even moderates who have historically backed Israel, to condemn the country and pull away from pro-Israel donors.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Robinson rushed for a joint career-high 170 yards on 19 carries and produced a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as the Falcons started to pull away.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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After the slide was deployed, passengers were temporarily stuck onboard until engineers were able to manually detach the chute, which took around an hour, according to the New York Post.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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After the vehicle is fully charged, the system automatically detaches the robotic arm.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Active news consumers were much more likely to be politically engaged, while passive news consumers were much more likely to be disengaged or moderately engaged in politics.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rogé agreed that Gen Z is not disengaged but discerning.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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Mykola, who fled the war in Ukraine in 2024, was a practicing doctor in Kyiv.—
Aditi Sangal,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The United Nations' migration agency said 2,500 to 3,000 people had fled El Fasher since Sunday.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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To fully disentangle them would set both sides — and the whole world — back decades.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Oct. 2025
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This, of course, is trivial compared to the risk the Colorado River Basin’s shrinking snowpack poses to nearly every Southwest settlement, livelihood and life form that relies on its steady trickle downstream.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The analysts pointed to softer insurance investment income, weaker railroad growth and shrinking energy tax credits as mounting headwinds for Berkshire’s sprawling operations.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Snakes must move incredibly quickly to sink their fangs into prey before the victim flinches.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other reptile species in the same room didn’t flinch.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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His thesis is that if the GOP sticks together, Senate Democrats would have to climb down and accept House Republicans’ spending bill to get through the next seven weeks.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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