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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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. Paralympian Schar:

   I'm always trying to pull away and go for a fast time, i had no idea if they're just behind me or if they're minutes away or if they're getting closer or if I'm going away. It's difficult.

3. Illinois The National Weather Service:

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

4. 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.

5. Brian Encinia:

   When you pull away from me, you're resisting arrest.