as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
As Shesterkin was being pulled away, Rempe, who is known for fighting in his short time in the NHL, went after Tkachuk.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
Bishop O’Dowd improved to 10-6. Centennial-Las Vegas 81, No. 7 Piedmont 66
Youthful Piedmont kept up with the visitors from Nevada for a while at O’Dowd before Centennial pulled away in the fourth.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
But the woman resists, pulls away and holds on tight to the money.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Cameron Payne’s 18 points off the bench — including 13 in the second quarter — helped the Knicks pull away in Sunday’s win.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
Bishop O’Dowd improved to 10-6. Centennial-Las Vegas 81, No. 7 Piedmont 66
Youthful Piedmont kept up with the visitors from Nevada for a while at O’Dowd before Centennial pulled away in the fourth.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
But the woman resists, pulls away and holds on tight to the money.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Cameron Payne’s 18 points off the bench — including 13 in the second quarter — helped the Knicks pull away in Sunday’s win.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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The pods can also be detached from the ring and attached directly together to form a train.—
Kimberley Snaith,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hot To Handle, said this is becoming trickier as young viewers disengage from traditional TV.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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Most of the Bills players disengaged from their blocks and began walking, assuming the play was over.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the brutality and U.S. support continuing, refugees would continue to flee by sea, landing in South Florida.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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While Shapiro survived the attack, Alcala fled the scene but was later caught and arrested, pleading guilty to child molestation.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist Ana Marie Cox to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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And yet a joint biography is the only kind that feels appropriate; posthumously disentangling one brother from the other seems tantamount to desecrating a corpse, for Jacob and Wilhelm were ardently inseparable.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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Loloi x Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Banks Collection Area Rug Best Amazon Beauty Deals These beauty staples are flying off of virtual shelves.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Military and other government helicopters fly this route almost daily, according to a senior Army pilot and warrant officer.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Abnormally high temperatures above the Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea helped shrink Arctic sea ice to a record low for January, Copernicus said.—
Raymond Zhong,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The device started small, got bigger, but has now shrunk again.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Members of this family could walk over hot coals without flinching.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Page, a fixture on the vaunted Vikings defensive line, fired into Mack claiming the Rams left guard had flinched before the snap.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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When the Los Angeles riots erupted in 1992, Americans recoiled at the fires silhouetting the downtown skyline.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Ruffin and Black accepted, but Wood quickly recoiled.—
Kim Willis,
USA TODAY,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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