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yank

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


Example Sentences

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They yank open industrial-grade zippers, unleashing a gust of helium, and dive chest-first onto the collapsing character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

"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

He lets the witch and fairy pull the trigger cord this time; they yank so hard they topple onto their keisters.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

I yank off my shirt and charge into the water.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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