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Recent Examples of pull away
Dean made free throws at the end of the game to pull away from the Baylor Bears 69-63.
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Allison Smith, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Wisconsin, with the majority of crowd support, started to pull away in the middle of the first half as Montana’s offense hit a lull.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Scheffler captured his second Green Jacket in 2024, pulling away from the field during his final round.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Springtown downs Southwest to reach area round The Springtown girls soccer team got two second-half goals from Kylie Wiens to pull away for a 4-1 win over Fort Worth Southwest in a Class 4A Division 1 bi-district match on Friday, March 21 at Farrington Field.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
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Allison Smith, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Wisconsin, with the majority of crowd support, started to pull away in the middle of the first half as Montana’s offense hit a lull.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Scheffler captured his second Green Jacket in 2024, pulling away from the field during his final round.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Springtown downs Southwest to reach area round The Springtown girls soccer team got two second-half goals from Kylie Wiens to pull away for a 4-1 win over Fort Worth Southwest in a Class 4A Division 1 bi-district match on Friday, March 21 at Farrington Field.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
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It was easily detached and reapplied while also retaining its adhesion.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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When the wing detached, 6,000 pounds of jet fuel onboard sprayed out leading to a fire and explosion.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Once a record begins playing, the mechanics are disengaged completely, preserving the playback quality.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Research published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology found that romantic partners who coped with conflict by disengaging — through avoidance, withdrawal or denial—exhibited stronger physiological stress responses and slower recovery afterward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Police said suspects fled before officers arrived on the scene but didn’t provide information about the suspects.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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The next morning he was spotted by law enforcement and tried to flee, but was captured after a brief pursuit on foot.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the past 50 years, incoming U.S. presidents have voluntarily taken steps to disentangle themselves from any activities that could be perceived as a conflict of interest or moneymaking venture during their time in office.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The law requires that any future U.S. arm of the platform be disentangled from the Chinese technology that runs it.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Ed O’Keefe, meanwhile, flew to Ontario to examine the effect of Trump tariffs on electricity from Canada.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, a different plane flying the same route from Charlotte to Augusta also experienced a mechanical issue, American Airlines told CNN.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Like Wells, many business owners are thinking of pulling back: perhaps shrink the store's selection so there's less to ship, freeze hiring, pause advertising or developing new products — stop growing and go into survival mode.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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If the company stumbles—or worse, goes bust—your deferred cash could shrink or vanish.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When UConn, national champs the last two years, appears on the screen on Selection Sunday, probably as a No. 8 seed, their first-, and potential second-round opponent may flinch, for a moment, at seeing the Huskies’ brand in their bracket.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Witnesses to Utah’s last firing squad execution recently recalled to NBC News the sound of rapid gunfire in the chamber and how the inmate, Ronnie Lee Gardner, appeared to flinch and move his arm after being shot.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Arab states recoil at the notion of forcibly displacing Gazans and fear the destabilizing potential of absorbing Palestinian refugees.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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But Tesla shares started really recoiling on January 21, the day after President Trump’s inauguration, when Musk took over as head of Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).—
Matt Durot,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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