Definitions

pull away

VERB

divide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break break down carve cut isolate partition segregate split subdivide tear

STRONG

bisect branch chop cleave cross demarcate detach dichotomize disengage disentangle disjoin dislocate dismember dissect dissever dissociate dissolve disunite divorce halve intersect loose part quarter rend rupture section segment sever shear sunder unbind undo

WEAK

abscind cut up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine fix join mend stay unite wait

STRONG

associate close connect fasten marry

WEAK

agree append collect convince couple disarrange disorganize gather hold keep link maintain persuade retain

Example Sentences

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Still, the Chargers have the better roster and should be able to pull away at home.

From Los Angeles Times

The Browns have cycled through quarterbacks and might hang around for a while, but the visitors will pull away down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times

He was then fired from that next job in famously ignominious fashion: at LAX airport, at 3 a.m., while the team bus pulled away without him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Training for the Kurdish guards at the facilities is inconsistent because they are pulled away often to deal with instability elsewhere, the inspector general reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Around the two-mile mark, I started to pull away,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

pull away

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