as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
Diamond Hill-Jarvis (10-16, 1-7) jumped out to a 5-4 lead on three pointer by Elijah Hernandez and a basket by Anthony Elizondo, but Southwest went on a 36-1 run to pull away to a 54-12 lead at the intermission.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Olivia Olson, who had 23 points, made a three-point play and three-pointer on consecutive possessions and Syla Swords followed with a layup to help the Wolverines (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten) pull away with an eight-point lead in OT.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Jokić had 8 points, including a vintage floater off one foot, plus a behind-the-back pass to Peyton Watson, in less than four minutes, helping Denver pull away.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
But given the continued, unwavering support from investors, Musk and Tesla will likely be given plenty of leeway as the company continues to pull away from its core business.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Olivia Olson, who had 23 points, made a three-point play and three-pointer on consecutive possessions and Syla Swords followed with a layup to help the Wolverines (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten) pull away with an eight-point lead in OT.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Jokić had 8 points, including a vintage floater off one foot, plus a behind-the-back pass to Peyton Watson, in less than four minutes, helping Denver pull away.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
But given the continued, unwavering support from investors, Musk and Tesla will likely be given plenty of leeway as the company continues to pull away from its core business.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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In a hot silver market, collectible premiums can become detached from fundamentals.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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But McCullough did find some time to detach from his job and prioritize his personal life following his first season as the Miami Marlins’ manager.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Altogether, there is a complex system of legal support in place that has been shown to be very effective at preventing activists from disengaging after experiences of state repression.—
Heidi Reynolds-Stenson,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2026
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The president flees these tradeoffs as a matter of course and flip-flops unpredictably when pressures rise.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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During one game, Graham felt the pass rush and fled the pocket; Brown had ordered him to stay in it, no matter what.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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For researchers, the framework also opens new directions for studying disease mechanisms that have long been difficult to disentangle under a single diagnostic label.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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An industry source tells Deadline’s Rendering column that the message went out to third-party producers to disentangle any Google AI tools from their workflows.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Carney ordered government buildings to fly flags at half-mast for the next week.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Two airline sources said that airlines were given the impression that the closure was done out of an abundance of caution due to the FAA's inability to predict where drones might be flying.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The logic behind this is that supermassive black hole binaries, which spiral together to lead to collisions and mergers, emit gravitational waves of increasing frequency as their orbits shrink, creating a background hum of gravitational waves.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Longer term labor force challenges will be found, particularly the shrinking 16-to 24-year-old population, according to the report.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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But as his show became a pop culture punchline and an enduring ratings force, Povich says the person closest to him never flinched.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Adi flinched but passed it to him.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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La Casa has a large, centralized pool; the beach is a good climb down a pathway carved into the cliff; and the grounds have a grass tennis court and croquet lawn, too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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But even if the White House finds a ladder to climb down, that may only temper short-term volatility.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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