pulled away

verb

Definition of pulled awaynext
past tense of pull away
as in detached

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled away
  1. detached
  2. fled
  3. disengaged
  4. shrunk
  5. shrank
Verb
  • Financial Education Is Wealth The third-generation wealth curse often befalls families where younger generations, especially grandchildren, are detached from how their predecessors went about building wealth.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Over-reliance on AI could lead to a society increasingly detached from authentic interactions, prioritizing convenience over the complexity of human connection.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of detached
Verb
  • The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect fled following the shooting.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fled
Verb
  • The 2024 Gallup global workplace report found that 77% of workers are disengaged, with significantly high levels of stress and worry.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to a recent study, employees of managers who don't have one-on-one meetings are four times as likely to be disengaged.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of disengaged
Verb
  • The Latino share of the population in that area, a longtime enclave for Puerto Rican families, has shrunk faster than any other group in the last two decades.
    Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The economy has shrunk by eighty-five per cent during the civil war.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrunk
Verb
  • Editors’ Picks Overall, the city’s population of minors shrank 10 percent in the same period.
    Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The economy has shrunk by eighty-five per cent during the civil war.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrank
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pulled away

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