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Recent Examples of pull away
Nelson-Ododa returned to the court to start the second half with a brace on her right ankle and scored the first points of the third quarter for the Sun, but the Aces quickly began to pull away.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Horizon followed by winning another close second game, taking the final five points to pull away for a 25-18 victory.
—Bill Kemp, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Aledo led 4-0 after 2 innings then put up 7 more in the third to pull away from Monterey (31-7-1).
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026
Maslano said one early goal was to pull away from an older aesthetic.
—David Caraccio
may 9, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Horizon followed by winning another close second game, taking the final five points to pull away for a 25-18 victory.
—Bill Kemp, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Aledo led 4-0 after 2 innings then put up 7 more in the third to pull away from Monterey (31-7-1).
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026
Maslano said one early goal was to pull away from an older aesthetic.
—David Caraccio
may 9, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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Maybe that’s the point, but Sorogoyen leaves that question hanging in the balance and with us too detached at this point to care about answering it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Most guests adjust to no-phone retreats within 48 hours, according to Cool Places founder Martin Dunford, though the first 24 hours can feel jarring as travelers detach from constant notifications and screens.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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In worrying that young people are disengaged from participating in civic society, adults may overlook both their own role in fostering engagement and the many ways young people are already contributing.—
Jen Agans,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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Over the years, Wayne has forged a genuine connection with the Mandalorian's little Force-wielding apprentice (and the puppeteers who operate him), which made telling Grogu to flee the planet without him that much harder.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 May 2026
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In a nearby tent was Zuhoor Musa Abdul Rahman, a 30-year-old housewife who recounted with unnatural calm the horrors that spurred her to flee El Fasher, a city some 300 miles east of Obeid.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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This is practically impossible for something with an enormous mass like a planet or star, as there’s no known way to disentangle the gravitational constant (G) from a mass (M) from orbital mechanics alone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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The single-system design would be costly to disentangle — if possible at all.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The short-range radars track low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles that can avoid larger radar systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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But the upside is a breeziness that keeps the ten 40-ish minute chapters flying by, buoyed by sharp jokes and propelled by clever twists.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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These can include teams shrinking to 3-a-side – called 3Play – long-range goals counting as double, or goalkeepers being unable to use their hands, among others.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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What 'regime change' might entail While Warsh has spoken in broad strokes about shrinking the Fed's footprint, Wall Street already is gaming out what a new operating framework could look like.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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That last question is the one most leaders flinch from.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Smalley finally flinched with a devastating double bogey.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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In that incident, riders on Superman the Ride were forced to climb down a steep elevated section of track after the coaster failed to complete its normal cycle.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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According to Newsflare, the coaster got stuck just as a car filled with riders approached the highest point, forcing them to get out of their seats and climb down the edge of the tracks on the towering structure.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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