PULLED AWAY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled away

verb

past tense of pull away

as in detached

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Amid a pricey market with valuations often detached from fundamentals, dividend investors are seeking value opportunities.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Bond has always been an intriguing vessel; by design, the spy is detached and isolated, a character who can disappear into the shadows and emerge totally fixated on a new mission with his past loves and losses brushed off with ease.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of detached

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In Comfort, a group of 42 relatives who had gathered for their family’s 40th annual reunion fled a riverside hotel on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate KENS reported.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Kingsbury argued that Payton fled for his life firing behind him on 10th Street as bullets whizzed and ricocheted past; and argued Payton’s return fire was not responsible for the deaths of the three women.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of fled

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Joseph said Levovitz is trying to sell the property and has disengaged with the tenants’ union after previously agreeing to make repairs last month.

— Dylan Lysen July 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.

— Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Definition of disengaged

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On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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

Definition of disentangled

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And although some of the signs are there — prices are rising by the double digits and some insurers have pulled out of the ACA — the good news is there hasn’t been a total rush for the exits.

— Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Both men then pulled out guns and shot each other, police said.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of pulled out

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Sipp slightly flinched his left arm before throwing a pitch to Emmanuel Burriss, allowing Miguel Tejada to score and sending San Francisco to its fourth straight win.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
The kid never flinched, played almost every game.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of flinched

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The bank’s workforce has shrunk by 79,000 people over the past six years.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Florida’s working-age population — those between 18 and 64 — is estimated to have shrunk between 2023 and 2025, reducing the size of the state’s workforce, according to recent projections from the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of shrank

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Markets recoiled for a moment, then kept climbing, the Nasdaq tripling before the decade was out.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026
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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