as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
extracted a splinter from my hand
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as in excerpt
a part taken from a longer work
the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem
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Recent Examples of extract
Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 July 2025
How Castor Oil Works as a Laxative Castor oil is a thick, pale yellow liquid extracted from the seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis).
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 11 July 2025
Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
All the products were developed and produced in Japan and have traditional Japanese skincare ingredients including Indigo and Rice Bran extract, which protect from everyday environmental stressors.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Verb
The Moccamaster can hold brewing temperatures within a variance of 4 degrees Celsius and extract coffee within very tight parameters.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 July 2025
How Castor Oil Works as a Laxative Castor oil is a thick, pale yellow liquid extracted from the seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis).
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 11 July 2025
Noun
The lion's mane mushroom extract helps smooth any sharp edges from the THC for a mellow Friday night buzz that's perfect for zoning out with a movie.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
All the products were developed and produced in Japan and have traditional Japanese skincare ingredients including Indigo and Rice Bran extract, which protect from everyday environmental stressors.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extract
Noun
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On Tuesday afternoon, after parsing out certain sections of the relevant testimony, the parties sent over excerpts of the transcripts to the jury.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Take a look at this excerpt from a paper released by Anthropic, which is actually an academic treatise written by a number of authors.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Historically, Sioux warriors would lure an eagle with rabbit or other food, pluck a few feathers and release it, said Thunder Hawk, who grew up in South Dakota.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Gunn takes the vast canon of Superman lore — from various iterations of the comics to TV shows like Smallville to the Donner films — and treats it like a grab bag, plucking elements from many sources.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Squirrels love to yank new plants out of the ground.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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Rivera fired his Taser at Feliz, then got into the car on the passenger’s side and threatened to shoot Rivera as a physical struggle ensued, according to body camera footage, as another officer attempted to yank Feliz out of the vehicle.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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“Extract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extract. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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