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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For Newbury Park to match Murrieta Valley’s intensity in the trenches and pull away in the end is testament to coach Joe Smigiel’s plan to build step by step. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 Still, with nothing going right for the Huskies, Hurley did still have an inkling of hope that his team would pull away and win the game in the second half. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024 With the stock now pulling away from its flattened 12-month moving average (MA), our indicators suggest GCO will make progress toward next resistance near $40, above which secondary resistance is near $52. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024 Notre Dame flexes its muscle but never gets inside Army’s head (see: Navy’s six turnovers), which is enough to pull away in the fourth quarter. Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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