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Recent Examples of pull away
This sparked an argument between the two that made Brown start pulling away.
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Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Police believe Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death by a masked intruder in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, just minutes after the DoorDash driver pulled away.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The play added even more momentum to the shorthanded Lynx, who pulled away to beat Los Angeles 82-66 at Target Center and improve to a WNBA-best 12-1.
Lynx star Napheesa Collier missed the contest after leaving Tuesday’s win with lower back soreness.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Pierce physically attempted to turn her around, but Glover was pulling away.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
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Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Police believe Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death by a masked intruder in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, just minutes after the DoorDash driver pulled away.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The play added even more momentum to the shorthanded Lynx, who pulled away to beat Los Angeles 82-66 at Target Center and improve to a WNBA-best 12-1.
Lynx star Napheesa Collier missed the contest after leaving Tuesday’s win with lower back soreness.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Pierce physically attempted to turn her around, but Glover was pulling away.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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Detachable zones can be attached and detached at will, usually to many possible sections of the tray.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Corn is most flavorful at the moment of harvest so drop it into boiling water as soon as it’s detached from the plant and shucked.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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Moore explained to jurors that Autopilot automatically disengages if a driver fails to put hands on the wheel after receiving three audible warnings.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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McCray disengaged, but saw Corder drop to the ground.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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Villagers flee their homes near the Thai border in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Yang’s deportation to Laos – a country her parents were forced to flee following US military intervention – underscores the sweeping and aggressive tactics Trump’s White House is using to expel immigrants.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Now is the time for the U.S. to course correct and disentangle.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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These multiband images will help disentangle features like swirling gas and magnetic fields, painting a more dynamic, multidimensional portrait of black hole environments.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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The scene concludes with a lot of digital images flying up on the screen and some positively insane synthesizer music from composer Ennio Morricone.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
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The group was exchanged for more than 250 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and flown in March to El Salvador's high-security prison.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Their margins have shrunk as competition and the share of money in low-cost index funds have grown.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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As the level of uncertainty goes down, the ellipse shrinks.—
Toshi Hirabayashi,
Space.com,
23 July 2025
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But thousands of miles away, executives at China’s leading autonomous driving firms didn’t flinch.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 July 2025
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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.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Markets recoiled at the news, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 1.4%, the Nasdaq falling 1.2% and the Standard & Poor’s 500 sinking 1.2%.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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In a clip posted online, Stone can be seen recoiling from an inquisitive bee Amid posing for photographs, Stone’s two costars stepped in to help Emma Stone is all abuzz at the Cannes Film Festival.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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