as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
Armed with a 40-36 lead at halftime, the Terps kept trying to pull away from the Bruins (12-4, 3-2).
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
UConn pulled away quickly in the second half, forcing three turnovers against the Hoyas in the first four minutes and finding more consistency from 3-point range.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
The duo later pulled away from the Panthers in Week 14 while totaling 93 of their 209 rushing yards on zone reads.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Porzingis scored 25 points, including 15 in an impressive first quarter, and grabbed 11 rebounds — six defensive, five offensive — as Boston pulled away late in Denver to win 118-106.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
UConn pulled away quickly in the second half, forcing three turnovers against the Hoyas in the first four minutes and finding more consistency from 3-point range.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
The duo later pulled away from the Panthers in Week 14 while totaling 93 of their 209 rushing yards on zone reads.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Porzingis scored 25 points, including 15 in an impressive first quarter, and grabbed 11 rebounds — six defensive, five offensive — as Boston pulled away late in Denver to win 118-106.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Assad, whose family had ruled Syria since 1971, fled to Moscow.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 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
Verb
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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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Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Foster, fascinated by machines—and perhaps most appreciative of other people when they’re seen from an L. S. Lowry-like distance—had taken to flying gliders, and then planes.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As their military budgets shrank over the decades, European countries relied heavily on the United States for security, trusting in the NATO pledge that an attack on one member will be treated as an attack on all.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the early 20th century, Black farmers owned 16 millions acres of land; today that number has shrunk to roughly a million.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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Before putting the pruning shears in, Charles slightly jabbed them towards Stewart, and the musician pretended to flinch, causing both of them to laugh.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the Rams — on a mission to win and also lift the spirits of their devastated hometown — did not flinch Monday night.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
14 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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