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pull back
verb as in back down
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verb as in draw back
verb as in hesitate
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verb as in recoil
verb as in restrain
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verb as in retire
verb as in retract
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verb as in superannuate
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verb as in withdraw
Example Sentences
Trier wisely leaves the specifics of this father-daughter tension vague, painting his characters gingerly and with loving detail until the knockout final stretch of the film pulls back, revealing a full family portrait.
“So they needed to pull back. And in a sense they’ve been pulling back ever since.”
Those are often the industries that pull back on hiring first in a slowdown as households and businesses rein in spending.
In Gaza, Israeli troops have pulled back from the heart of the enclave and now maintain control of just over half of the territory behind the so-called yellow line dividing the combatants.
Elsewhere, investors continued to pull back from speculative and riskier corners of the market, with bitcoin falling below $90,000.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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