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Recent Examples of pull away
While summer is high season, the beauty of Mallorca doesn't end when the yachts pull away.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Continue beating on low until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and becomes smooth, 5 to 8 minutes (dough will be soft).
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
The Phillies are trying to pull away from the New York Mets in the National League East.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
In the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, beat together milk mixture, yeast mixture, flour, oil, kosher salt, 2 eggs, and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar on medium speed until smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes (dough will stick to the bottom of bowl but pull away from sides).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Continue beating on low until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and becomes smooth, 5 to 8 minutes (dough will be soft).
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
The Phillies are trying to pull away from the New York Mets in the National League East.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
In the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, beat together milk mixture, yeast mixture, flour, oil, kosher salt, 2 eggs, and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar on medium speed until smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes (dough will stick to the bottom of bowl but pull away from sides).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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However, by 1999, both glaciers retreated and the northern tongue of the Alsek Glacier detached from a narrow island, exposing the glacier's terminus to more calving, Pelto noted.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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With each employee who walks out the door, operational decay follows, with remaining employees often disengaging from their work.—
Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But while the long-term trend in the West suggests young people are increasingly disengaged with mainstream religion, recent surveys and anecdotal evidence point to a rise in interest in Catholicism among Gen Z in the United States and Europe.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Police reported the suspect got into an awaiting black SUV driven by a second suspect, and the pair fled the scene.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Routh allegedly fled after the agent fired at him, and was later arrested after being stopped on a nearby interstate.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 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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The Justice Department has disavowed its role in his indictment, which led to a four-month stay in a minimum-security prison, but Navarro argued the department cannot disentangle itself from the charge that led to his imprisonment.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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While some travelers choose to fly on Thanksgiving Day for lower prices and crowds, most leave at least a day early to avoid the risk of cancellations or delays upending their holiday plans.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Two games in, though, the Packers have passed both tests with flying colors.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the gaming industry has been defined by mass layoffs, shrinking budgets and studios scrambling to replicate blockbuster success with Hollywood-sized spending.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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With record numbers of Chinese retiring, the country faces mounting strain on its pension system and social safety nets, alongside a shrinking workforce to support them.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The last time Congress faced a deadline to extend government funding, Senate Democrats flinched, giving Republicans the votes needed to avert a government shutdown without extracting any concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Share relevant proof that mirrors their situation, name your price without flinching, and close with one clear question.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Videos recorded by witnesses at the Utah Valley University event showed Kirk being shot in the neck and bleeding heavily as his body recoiled.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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