as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
Harmony spoke with The Guardian in May 2024 about pulling away from the spotlight after the success of his cult classic Kids, released in 1995 as his screenwriting debut, and 1997’s Gummo, which was his directorial debut.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Alijah Martin scored 11 of his 14 points after intermission, while Orlando’s Denzel Aberdeen added 12 points off the bench — 10 on 4 of 5 shooting in the second half as Florida pulled away.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
His two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning broke a tie and opened the floodgates for the host Knights, who pulled away for a 12-3 win over Bremen in Palos Heights.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Elmo debuted in the third period when the Jackets scored three goals to pull away for a 6-2 win.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Alijah Martin scored 11 of his 14 points after intermission, while Orlando’s Denzel Aberdeen added 12 points off the bench — 10 on 4 of 5 shooting in the second half as Florida pulled away.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
His two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning broke a tie and opened the floodgates for the host Knights, who pulled away for a 12-3 win over Bremen in Palos Heights.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Elmo debuted in the third period when the Jackets scored three goals to pull away for a 6-2 win.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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Some robots reportedly collapsed face-down during the latter part of the race, with one robot's head becoming completely detached from its body.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Besides helping the males save themselves, detaching their palps inside the female also increases the likelihood of keeping other males from approaching his partner.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If, instead, your pet disengages from the situation, leave them be.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Just 31% of employees reported feeling engaged, while 17% described themselves as actively disengaged.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fellow dictatorships including Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran lined up behind Maduro while Gonzalez fled the country during the reign of state terror against dissidents that followed the election.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Apr. 2025
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April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Though the film was completed well before the current administration took office, there’s something itchy about needing to disentangle the realities of last year’s elections from the idea of an estimable Black woman as our president.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Since Trump came to office on Jan. 20, his administration has flown more than 200 people from the U.S. to El Salvador to be imprisoned in CECOT.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Six women will fly to space on the Blue Origin Rocket: former television anchor and fiancée of Jeff Bezos Lauren Sánchez, CBS journalist Gayle King, singer Katy Perry, civil rights activist and scientist Amanda Nguyen, movie producer Kerianna Flynn, and aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These sprays shrink the blood vessels in your nasal passages.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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And this isn’t just a method to shrink your waistline: The pros at Buchinger say that fasting is able to improve your quality of life both now and in the future, acting as a safeguard against aging.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When confronted with this new, harsh reality, our state didn’t flinch.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Apr. 2025
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Yes, there will be some wins, at least from an optics perspective, but especially with China neither Trump nor Xi wants to be the first to flinch.—
Chuck Jones,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Within hours, markets recoiled, and prediction platforms began pricing in a grim new outlook.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Upon contact, Goldberg recoiled, and Sara Haines clutched her own chest after being hit with emotional shrapnel.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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