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yank

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


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Many of them compel me to yank my hair out, bang my head on the table, or do both simultaneously — if that’s possible.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

I yank my arm from the coward, and he doesn’t fight me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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