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Synonyms for pull away
pul·l away

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  1. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move backverb

    pull back or move away or backward

    "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

    Synonyms:
    call in, swallow, sequester, lose, seclude, crawfish out, drop off, retire, crawfish, hit the hay, retreat, take, back away, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, take out, fall back, unsay, turn in, crawl in, bow out, fall behind, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, retrograde, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, draw off, retract, pull back, kip down, remove

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How to use pull away in a sentence?

  1. Laura Worthen:

    She was falling out of the boat for a year before she really learned how to balance it out, by 13 and 14 she was starting to pull away from the pack.

  2. Drake Ross:

    I kind of likened it to a hangnail, you know, you’ve got this piece hanging there, and if it gets caught in the knee joint, it’s going to hurt real bad. It could lock up or it could pull away at the good tissue.

  3. Chief Executive Ian Lowitt:

    As banks and other financial players pull away, talent is coming onto the market. That puts us in a position that we can hire some people that previously probably wouldn't have come to firms like ours.

  4. David Lafferty:

    If Bernie begins to pull away, that's positive for President Trump -- and by extension, positive for stocks.

  5. Illinois The National Weather Service:

    The storm system will gradually pull away by Tuesday, but flooding and treacherous travel could (linger) into midweek.


Translations for pull away

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  • ابتعدArabic
  • оторваться, отдаляться, отрываться, отдалитьсяRussian

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