as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
But the Eagles again pulled away, with Westmoreland, Anderson and Bailey making free throws in the final minute to secure the Santa Margarita win.
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
White checked back in for Hauser with 4:46 remaining and hit two late threes to help Boston pull away.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
San Antonio pulled away off the strength of a grooving, confident second-half offense that dropped 45 in the third quarter and 35 in the fourth.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The Stars scored twice in the span of 4:25 late in the third to pull away, snapping the Jackets’ three-game winning streak.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
White checked back in for Hauser with 4:46 remaining and hit two late threes to help Boston pull away.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
San Antonio pulled away off the strength of a grooving, confident second-half offense that dropped 45 in the third quarter and 35 in the fourth.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The Stars scored twice in the span of 4:25 late in the third to pull away, snapping the Jackets’ three-game winning streak.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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Some people, especially viewers blissfully detached from online discussion forums, will no doubt have received this information with shock and astonishment.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Staying in contact can also contribute to the release of dopamine, adversely impacting our ability to detach from an ex emotionally.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With 40% of leaders contemplating resignation due to burnout, top talent is either stepping down or disengaging, leaving organizations vulnerable to performance decline and talent gaps.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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In October, China and India suddenly reached an agreement to disengage in the disputed border territory of Ladakh after a four-year military standoff.—
Yun Sun,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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By the late 1970s, hundreds of thousands of refugees had fled the country by boat and overland, flooding into Hong Kong and Thailand.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The story follows Fang Di, who leaves home to become a stunt performer to clear family debts, and her cousin Tian Tian, who remains behind dealing with her father’s addiction before being forced to flee local mobsters.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Yet, disentangling cartel operations from U.S. interests in Mexico could be immensely complicated.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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During his first term, Trump and his team began an effort to disentangle the U.S. and allied economies from China.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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The demonstrator flew 10 more subsonic flights, then went supersonic for the first time on Jan. 28 of this year.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ethan Hawke, Linklater’s friend and frequent collaborator, somehow manages to shrink himself to fit the agitated, alcoholic, short and desperate Hart, now 47, discarded by his former creative partner and knowingly washed up.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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With consumers’ homes as collateral, the company’s cards offer a lower interest rate than on normal, unsecured credit cards, while its data and tech shrink the normal HELOC approval time.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the 18th episode of the show’s current season, the baller whose team is hoping to become the first NFL squad to win three Super Bowls in a row at the big game on Feb. 9 doesn’t flinch while reading a question about friendship bracelets.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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In retrospect, figureheads may flinch at their own clumsiness in interviewing her.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Skinny jean fans will recoil at the thought of floating around in an extra-baggy silhouette, while wide-leg devotees would rather go pantless than attempt to squeeze into skin-tight denim.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
22 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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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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