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yank

[yangk] / jæŋk /
VERB
pull hard and fast
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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Griffin, for his part, responded by threatening to yank Citadel from the Park Avenue development project.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

How could her child be so cruel as to yank her home out from under her feet in her declining years?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"You should try to reform before you yank your way out because inevitably there could be cost to doing so," he argues.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

But when one comment sparked an outrage, the network moved swiftly to yank the entertainer off the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

I yank my feet away and wave my hand at it.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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