pulled away

Definition of pulled awaynext
past tense of pull away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled away
Verb
  • But string theory was still totally detached from empirical reality.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • California is largely detached from the rest of the fuel distribution system.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Fourteen associates had fled the country, officials said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The driver, believed to be a white woman with blonde hair, fled the scene and was last seen driving south on Auraria Parkway, the alert stated.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • After a short standoff, both forces reportedly disengaged.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At one point, Mallach pulled out a pen and made two drawings on a napkin.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Porter pulled out prior to interviewing with Johnson and a community panel.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Even as Michigan State came roaring back in the second half, cutting the lead to just two in the final minute, UCLA never flinched.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Concessions in the 2010s froze wages and weakened health and retirement benefits, and the executive branch work force shrunk by 10%.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The research and manufacturing infrastructure to close those gaps quickly doesn’t currently exist at the scale this moment requires, and the workforce to deploy them has shrunk.
    Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When Paramount debuted a first look at the film in 2019, online commentators recoiled at the speedy hedgehog’s human teeth and odd facial features.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Users recoiled immediately, forcing OpenAI to backtrack and restore the old models.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Pulled away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20away. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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