pulled away

verb

past tense of pull away
as in detached

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled away
  1. detached
  2. fled
  3. disengaged
  4. disentangled
  5. pulled out
  6. flinched
  7. shrank
  8. recoiled
Verb
  • The three momentous events stand on their own, detached enough to seem entirely unrelated.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Make sure to only collect loose seaweed that’s detached from rocks and is no longer growing.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Even though he was hit several times, the trooper was able to return fire before the suspect got back in the truck and fled, according to Fifield.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Officials said the teenager fled California just days after the shooting and traveled to Texas.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of fled
Verb
  • Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.
    — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Garcia said some students have disengaged from campus life or withdrawn from classes altogether.
    — Valentina Toro, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Definition of disengaged
Verb
  • On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of disentangled
Verb
  • The attorney general of Louisiana later pulled out of participation in the petition, Marijuana Moment reported in June.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The unidentified man is thought to have been sitting by the window when he was suddenly pulled out, head-first and up to his shoulders, according to Greek public broadcaster ERT.
    — Chris Liakos, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of pulled out
Verb
  • 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.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • The kid never flinched, played almost every game.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of flinched
Verb
  • And somewhere while building all of that, the ambition behind it shrank to fit a spreadsheet.
    — Jonathan Weeks, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • For years, many watched as their children’s worlds shrank to whatever destinations Mom or Dad had time to drive them, as kids’ use of traditional bicycles gradually declined.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of shrank
Verb
  • Markets recoiled for a moment, then kept climbing, the Nasdaq tripling before the decade was out.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • And when the Walmart collaboration arrived in 2007 — a full collection at twenty dollars and under — the industry recoiled once again.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of recoiled
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“Pulled away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20away. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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