as in pulled
to draw out by force or with effort
extracted a splinter from my hand
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Recent Examples of extracted
Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, are edible seeds extracted from pumpkins.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Nov. 2025
In the 2022-23 season, the rainfall topped off Marin reservoirs and extracted the county from a significant drought.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
If water could be extracted, humans could use it for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The melatonin in supplements can be extracted from the pineal glands of animals or synthetically produced via a chemical process.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Mesopotamians extracted diorite from Oman, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, and carnelian and agate from the Indus Valley and other parts of South Asia.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Both seem to be responding to a culture in which women’s caregiving is extracted until nothing is left.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Once the fuel is extracted, Mazda thinks the leftovers can be used in food products or fertilizers.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, are edible seeds extracted from pumpkins.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Nov. 2025
In the 2022-23 season, the rainfall topped off Marin reservoirs and extracted the county from a significant drought.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
If water could be extracted, humans could use it for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The melatonin in supplements can be extracted from the pineal glands of animals or synthetically produced via a chemical process.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Mesopotamians extracted diorite from Oman, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, and carnelian and agate from the Indus Valley and other parts of South Asia.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Both seem to be responding to a culture in which women’s caregiving is extracted until nothing is left.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Once the fuel is extracted, Mazda thinks the leftovers can be used in food products or fertilizers.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
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For years, fashion companies like Ralph Lauren pulled their products from Macy’s stores to sell more of their products direct to consumers online and at their own stores.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Curran then grabbed Trantalis’ leg and pulled him to the ground, then reportedly dragged him 15 feet across the road.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Malkin pried a few gory details out about the storylines out of LaNasa.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the lab, the team pried the soldiers’ teeth open.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
24 Oct. 2025
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Just as the video began, a man identified as Justin Calhoon, 19, lunged across the table, yanked it toward him and flipped it on its side while Turning Point materials spilled onto the pavement.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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