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Recent Examples of pull away
Why Solitude Can Be a Strength Choosing to work alone isn't about pulling away from your team.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Down the final straightaway, Herbst pulled away ever so slightly.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Traditional kayaks are lighter, so they can be pulled away more easily by waves.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Joey Logano pulls away from Christopher Bell and William Byron.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Down the final straightaway, Herbst pulled away ever so slightly.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Traditional kayaks are lighter, so they can be pulled away more easily by waves.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Joey Logano pulls away from Christopher Bell and William Byron.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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Colonial history cannot be detached from such cuisine-making, and Thompson approaches it with directness and clarity.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Three students were hospitalized after an air-conditioning fixture detached and fell during lunchtime at Ellen Feickert Elementary School, officials with the Elk Grove Unified School District said in a letter to families.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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When a teen entrepreneur faces team members who aren't meeting deadlines for their custom sticker business, or when a teacher deals with students who seem disengaged during group projects, ChatGPT might suggest: Directive approach: Implement stricter deadlines with clear consequences.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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At times last season, Cardoso appeared to disengage entirely from the game in front of her.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The family fled Colombia in 2002, leaving behind comfort and status.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Hardin fled the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, Arkansas, through a secure entryway on May 25 wearing a fake law enforcement uniform.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Such actions may well have suppressed both trade and foreign direct investment, although the declines in both are difficult to disentangle from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
ALLISON CARNEGIE,
Foreign Affairs,
14 May 2025
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Hogg claimed the vote can't be disentangled from his dispute with the party.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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In a slight twist on the usual, the chefs not only get to choose their own sous-chefs, but only those sous-chefs have been flown to Italy for the occasion.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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The plane that crashed on June 12 flew for the first time in 2013 and was delivered to Air India in January 2014, Flightradar24 said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Verb
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First, Musk taking on the president so publicly could further shrink the car maker’s customer base by angering Trump backers.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, but the workforce shrank by 625,000 people.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Amid tension over OpenAI’s corporate structure, the organization’s corporate development hasn’t so much as flinched.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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Ariane’s first instinctive reaction to her mother’s extended hand is to flinch.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Here's the news: Some Republicans recoiled at the Trump-Musk feud.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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One poster for the movie depicted classic Disney characters like Pinocchio, Jasmine, Belle recoiling from Stitch in horror.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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