as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
The Zvonimir Ivišić dunk and the second Stojaković slam were part of separate 7-0 and 9-0 runs in the second half to help the Illini pull away.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Mackenly Randolph scored 20 points to help Louisville pull away for a 72-52 win over Vermont in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Blue Devils were never really able to pull away and escaped with a six point win.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The Chargers played well in set one with very few errors and a solid serving run from Arnold that helped Agoura pull away from its 20-20 tie.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Mackenly Randolph scored 20 points to help Louisville pull away for a 72-52 win over Vermont in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Blue Devils were never really able to pull away and escaped with a six point win.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The Chargers played well in set one with very few errors and a solid serving run from Arnold that helped Agoura pull away from its 20-20 tie.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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Then the drones detach from their charging mechanism and take off.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to the notice, the metal bristles can easily detach during use and could, therefore, become embedded in food and accidentally swallowed, potentially causing serious internal injuries.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Missy Cummings, a professor of engineering and computing at George Mason University, said these crashes highlight some of the dangers of partially autonomous driving systems that allow people to disengage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Miami Beach officers chose to disengage and update the BOLO.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One occupant fled outside, while the other tried to fight the blaze, the department said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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This reform hasn’t fixed California’s cost-of-living issues or kept people from fleeing.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.—
Amisha Padnani,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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At this point, with a majority of voters opposed to Trump’s interventions, congressional action is the only way to disentangle the country from these conflicts.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By then, red flags were already flying.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair launched a fundraiser to pay for more helicopter flying hours and advanced search gear.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Telescopes and microscopes were everywhere by then, shrinking and stretching the Earth and sky and, in the process, expanding archaeological time from centuries to eons.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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If the overall workforce continues to shrink, even fewer new jobs will be needed to incorporate workers entering the labor force, such as recent college graduates or parents who put their careers on hold for a few years.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gorajski flinched and ducked out of the way like Cisek was an incoming meteor.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her coach never flinched, as Kara Lawson basked in the joy of winning such a big game in a city that has embraced her.—
Joe Davidson
March 27,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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