pulls away

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull away
as in detaches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls away
  1. detaches
  2. disengages
  3. flees
  4. flies
  5. recoils
  6. shrinks
  7. pulls out
  8. flinches
Verb
  • Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.
    — Ben Coxworth May 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026
Definition of detaches
Verb
  • The boutique disengages its audience by not delivering content that appeals to them.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Although, if using in normal conditions, these binoculars are a handy small pair that have easy-to-use image stabilization (IS) which even disengages after five minutes of use to prevent accidentally leaving it on for too long.
    — Matt Morris, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of disengages
Verb
  • Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of flees
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  • Having a great chill day on a Miami vacation, and then boom, my hat flies, my coffee goes all over me.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • Eighty miles from New Orleans as the pelican flies, but so much longer by boat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of flies
Verb
  • Something in the liberal heart recoils in the face of righteous ruthlessness.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Looking through scans from his first VIBE story from back in 2012, Rocky laughs at first, then immediately recoils.
    — Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Definition of recoils
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  • Once animal spirits subside, margin debt shrinks and stock prices are pressured downward.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Horvath named those who are actors, set designers and make-up artists and others directly involved in production as being at risk, as content shrinks and prices for cable channels and movies rise.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 July 2026
Definition of shrinks
Verb
  • Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Few moments in football (soccer) attract more attention than when a referee pulls out a yellow or red card.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
Definition of pulls out
Verb
  • Advertisement Throughout the narrative, Johnson never flinches in his portrayal of the wreck, unleashing footage of investigators approaching the car and the victims’ families.
    — Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
  • DiVincenzo never flinches at adversity.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of flinches
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