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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled away
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Accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, owners will pay a fee of about $3,000 if a new or separate sewer connection is required and the ADU is detached and constructed with a new single-family dwelling.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026 -
The tissues not only kept producing cells and showed signs of an active immune system but continued to move and respond to being poked, even after months of being detached.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The teen suspects fled and were found dead in a vehicle a few blocks away.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Authorities said the suspect fled on foot before being located nearby.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 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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The volume also ran counter to the muted response from cultural figures, including musicians, who have been surprisingly disengaged from the conflict.—
Lily Moayeri,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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Some sponsors have pulled out of the celebrations Last year, some big corporations stopped contributing to Pride events.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Calvin Buergey pulled out a $100 bill to buy a bottle of Coke.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The executive producer and star points to earlier moments in the season, like when Ruben flinched at the sight of his dad through his bedroom window.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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However, Wall Street hasn’t flinched.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The agency has shrunk roughly 25% in size since last year.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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That was dozens, eventually, hundreds of employees in a studio that had already shrunk during layoffs.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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And when the Walmart collaboration arrived in 2007 — a full collection at twenty dollars and under — the industry recoiled once again.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Pulled away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20away. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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