as in to detach
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Recent Examples of pull away
Maryland owned a 62-57 lead with 8:25 to go in the second half, but the Boilermakers responded with a 10-0 run and then added a 10-5 spurt for a 10-point advantage — the only double-digit lead of the game — to pull away and keep the Terps at bay.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
The sound of a car suddenly pulling away sends a shock down his spine.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
Ole Miss forced a season-high 18 turnovers against UConn and went on a 20-4 run over the opening minutes of the second half to cut the Huskies’ lead to as little as three points before UConn pulled away again in the fourth to win, 73-60.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Justin Marshall has two rushing touchdowns while surpassing 100 yards, and the CSU defense gets a few takeaways to help the Rams pull away.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
The sound of a car suddenly pulling away sends a shock down his spine.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
Ole Miss forced a season-high 18 turnovers against UConn and went on a 20-4 run over the opening minutes of the second half to cut the Huskies’ lead to as little as three points before UConn pulled away again in the fourth to win, 73-60.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Justin Marshall has two rushing touchdowns while surpassing 100 yards, and the CSU defense gets a few takeaways to help the Rams pull away.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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The tag is designed to detach after a set period, or, if the shark dives deeper than 5,900 feet (about 1,800 meters).Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Ricciardo, though currently detached from Formula 1, represents the caliber of drivers that such teams aspire to attract, albeit the real likelihood of his participation seems negligible at present.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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And who can blame fans for disengaging when the Blackhawks are doing so very little to engage them?Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Trump’s victory is expected to result in the U.S. exiting the Paris Agreement once again and more broadly disengaging from global climate efforts.Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
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Rebel fighters recently seized control of Syria, with Assad reported to have fled to Russia.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Key Background Thousands of detainees fled Syrian prisons this week after Bashar al-Assad’s government was overthrown over the weekend.Ty Roush, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Patel has talked about disentangling the FBI’s intelligence-gathering operations — now a core function of the bureau’s mandate — from the rest of its operations.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Biden-Harris have worked to disentangle supply chains, easing price inflation, despite an unprecedented succession of interest rate hikes by the Fed.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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The first one, which flew in January 2021, lofted 143 satellites to orbit, a single-launch record that still stands.Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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But flying in December — when air travel records are regularly broken — definitely isn’t for the faint of heart.Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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Its nearly $475 billion market cap has shrunk since Thompson’s death on Dec. 4.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Second, The stigma around layoffs can drive businesses to seek less noticeable methods to shrink their workforce.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Urban, 2nd coach ever for Naperville North girls volleyball, leaves ‘dream job’ after making real impact Called up to varsity, sophomore guard Abe Martinez doesn’t flinch for West Aurora.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last year, many retailers didn’t flinch under similar circumstances and many still wound up having a successful season.Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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On the exhale, everything will recoil back together.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Nov. 2024
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In what may have felt like an eternity, Ricks managed to snap a couple of photos and video from a safe distance before the snake recoiled and slithered upwards into the engine again.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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