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Recent Examples of pull away
Last year, the two had an epic barnburner showdown that saw Atlanta pull away with a Week 5 36-30 victory in last year’s Thursday Night Football matchup.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Mitchell’s 3 with 6:53 to go cut Cleveland’s deficit to two points, and the game swung back and forth with the Pacers holding leads of between three and six points until pulling away in the final 30 seconds.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Howard walked and scored in the first inning, and then singled and scored in the second inning as the Vikings pulled away early.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
This dynamic is particularly strong in chaser-spacer patterns where one partner’s need for closeness triggers the other’s urge to pull away.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Mitchell’s 3 with 6:53 to go cut Cleveland’s deficit to two points, and the game swung back and forth with the Pacers holding leads of between three and six points until pulling away in the final 30 seconds.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Howard walked and scored in the first inning, and then singled and scored in the second inning as the Vikings pulled away early.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
This dynamic is particularly strong in chaser-spacer patterns where one partner’s need for closeness triggers the other’s urge to pull away.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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The top of the ring is attached via magnets and can be detached.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2025
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The severity of the condition depends on how much of the placenta has detached.—
Lisa McCarty,
SELF,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The next morning, Michaela’s husband, Peter (none other than Kevin Bacon), returns, full of compliments but obviously disengaged.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Keep in mind that unclear rules can also lead older loyalty members to disengage.—
Len Covello,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But in 1986, after three years of public protests, the Marcoses fled into exile, with a planeload of jewels, cash, and gold bars.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The suspect who fled the scene of a shooting at McCabe’s bar was arrested on Sunday, according to the DeLand Police Department.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 May 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
Verb
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This technology allows even those with limited flying experience to handle the bike safely and confidently.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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Perez was intentionally walked to load the bases, but the Royals stranded all three runners as Maikel Garcia flew out to right field.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The layoffs of tens of thousands of staff across the federal government are a critical piece of a push by the Republican president and billionaire adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the federal government and drastically cut spending.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The fish that shrank, the study found, had a much higher chance of surviving.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
23 May 2025
Verb
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When Afrikaner apartheid was instituted in 1948, Washington didn’t flinch.—
Time,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The game was scoreless until Amarillo scored twice in the top of the seventh, but Aledo didn’t flinch.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Advertisement Macron briefly recoils, turns his head, and then smiles and waves at the press.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 May 2025
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There’s no doubt that Trump and congressional Republicans recoil at the left-wing slant of PBS and NPR.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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