PULLED AWAY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled away

verb

past tense of pull away

as in detached

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The rocket's Super Heavy booster detached from the Starship spacecraft about two minutes into the flight, and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
His upper arm bone was detached from the joint, and the sphere-like top of his upper arm bone (humeral head) was completely gone.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of detached

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Leaders are disengaged too, say experts Gallup’s report also looks at how the experiences of leaders, managers, project managers and individual contributors differs at work.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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

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The unique shape of these events meant that signals from wakes could be more easily disentangled from surrounding noise.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
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

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Mexican influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming outside a fast-food restaurant when two men on motorbike stopped next him, pulled out a gun and shot him in the head.

— Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
On the way back, Johnson pulled out the gun and shot Pulling, the driver, in the back of the head, according to court documents.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 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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