pull away

verb

Definition of pull awaynext
as in to detach

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Recent Examples of pull away Nneka Ogwumike and Cameron Brink helped the Sparks pull away in overtime to secure their third consecutive win. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 All of it was on the table Sunday night as the rain, which didn’t seem to be affecting most parts of the state, finally began to pull away from Cromwell and Rocky Hill. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 Make physical contact Many people instinctively pull away during conflict, but Grines says couples who can hold hands while disagreeing tend to recover faster. — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026 The Sox received strong pitching from starter Sean Burke and relievers Chris Murphy, Grant Taylor and Brandon Eisert, while the offense came up big down the stretch to pull away in the opener of the three-game series. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pull away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
  1. detach
  2. disengage
  3. flee
  4. disentangle
  5. fly
  6. shrink
  7. flinch
  8. climb down
Verb
  • Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
    — Jack Dura, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • Employees quickly disengage when content remains static or outdated, making ongoing governance and content stewardship essential to sustaining adoption and value.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.
    — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of disengage
Verb
  • Clay, along with a passenger, fled on foot, leaving the wrecked car behind, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The suspect fled on foot, and as of Sunday, had not been apprehended by police yet.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of flee
Verb
  • These models are designed to disentangle the relationship between color and extinction status.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of disentangle
Verb
  • Adeline André will close out the official calendar in Paris, on Thursday at 4pm, while a number of attendees will fly to Rome for the Fendi show that evening at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • Norway and Brazil were locked in a tense, back-and-forth game Sunday, in the round of 16, until Haaland came flying in with that header to give Norway a 1-0 lead.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of fly
Verb
  • The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Just verify messages directly, use a password manager, turn on account alerts and shrink the personal data brokers keep on you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of shrink
Verb
  • With five seasons of Disney media training under their belts, the trio didn’t flinch.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Sipp slightly flinched his left arm before throwing a pitch to Emmanuel Burriss, allowing Miguel Tejada to score and sending San Francisco to its fourth straight win.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of flinch
Verb
  • One officer moved Nikolau over so her soon-to-be husband, Beerkus, could climb down.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The civilian was instructed to climb down the cliff face to the shoreline before the rock gave way.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of climb down

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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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