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yank

[yangk] / yæŋk /
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

The team still needs to haul the balloon to the ground and yank open the release vents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

And each time, because he didn’t yank him, Dave Roberts should get the save.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 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

With no sound, but with a big yank he snatches my sweater with the rawhide cord and the smell of Papi.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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