pulling away

verb

present participle of pull away
as in detaching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling away
  1. detaching
  2. disengaging
  3. flying
  4. disentangling
  5. fleeing
  6. backing down
  7. shrinking
  8. flinching
Verb
  • Orion and the Artemis III crew will stay docked with Starship for about a day before detaching to begin preparations for their return to Earth.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • Clean the Mouthpiece, Straw, and Lid After detaching the straw, use a straw cleaning brush or a pipe cleaner to thoroughly scrub it with a mild detergent.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026
Definition of detaching
Verb
  • But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Growth has flattened, margins are under pressure, customers are disengaging or the company is missing opportunities it should be positioned to win.
    — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disengaging
Verb
  • On the other is a relief depiction of a Kremlin in flames, with a drone flying over it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Over the coming months, avionics, scientific instruments and thermal insulation will gradually transform the frame into the flying science laboratory destined for the outer solar system.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • New characters and backstory details are dropped in before existing loose ends are tied up, resulting in unclear motivations and convoluted layers of subplot that, ultimately, do not prove relevant enough to have been worth disentangling.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.
    — David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of disentangling
Verb
  • On top of that, the Iranian airspace was closed to all flights during the bombings and Iranians were fleeing the country.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Jacobo stopped the attack and approached Overstreet before fleeing to his car, prosecutors said.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • Washington’s air campaign against Iran has not seen Tehran backing down.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The White House has dismissed these claims, but those who filed the lawsuit are not backing down.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 July 2026
Definition of backing down
Verb
  • Unlike American sports, where franchises are locked into profitable leagues, there will always be the threat of relegation and shrinking revenues that trouble those considering entry into the English game.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The most significant signal from the baijiu company’s latest financial report is that the value of Moutai in business negotiations is shrinking, said Dongfang Li, an independent stock analyst.
    — Evelyn Cheng,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrinking
Verb
  • One instrument, used without flinching, does what rivals need elaborate machinery to pull off.
    — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Amy Adams’ Anna Bowden — who has a complicated history with Max as his former lawyer — peeks through the curtain to spy on him, flinching as Max insists on snapping his own broken finger into place.
    — Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of flinching
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“Pulling away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20away. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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