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
  • When the exhaust gas flow finally catches up to the eBoost Air, the compressor simply disengages, and the feature is bypassed entirely.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The real problem is leaders' failure to confront these fundamental flaws, which ultimately disengages new talent.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of disengages
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  • After desecrating the statue, the vandal returns the hammer to his pocket, scales the fence and flees into the night, the footage shows.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rhaena flees the four-way dragon scrum on foot only to be dragged back by her uncle.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of flees
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a team quietly burning tokens on work that moves nothing flies under the radar.
    — Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • About 200 of those flights are handled by Mercy Air, a for-profit service that flies patients and bills their insurers for the costs.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 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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  • Miglietta explained that the jellyfish appears to be dying and sinks to the bottom, then, like a butterfly turning back into a caterpillar, shrinks into a ball.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Vendors also need operators to install their future, which means convincing customers to adopt a model that shrinks them.
    — Jessica Beck, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrinks
Verb
  • Then Indiana Jones looks at him, sighs, pulls out a gun and just shoots him.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Las Vegas Aces Following in the footsteps of Iriafen, Wilson also pulls out a dark seductress look, one fit for an MVP.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pulls out
Verb
  • Warner flinches not about a birthday that is often associated with the beginning of decline.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of flinches
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“Pulls away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20away. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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