pull away

verb

pulled away; pulling away; pulls away

intransitive verb

1
: to draw oneself back or away : withdraw
2
: to move off or ahead

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The goal will be to find ways to find the most efficient and effective ways of using IoT, especially at a time when government entities are pulling away from environmental best practices. Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 But instead of joining him, the driver pulled away, leaving the confused canine alone in the woods. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 But as the Valkyries started to pull away again, the Storm had another run in them, opening the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 Usually, the reaction is that people pull away. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull away

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pull away was circa 1934

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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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