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
The court ordered the state to hand over the data DLI extracted from the sample.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
As before, to make the identifications, the team extracted DNA from archaeological samples and compared it with mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA from descendants.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Large green areas in white pegmatite rock called spodumene are extracted to make lithium.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
All the identifications were made by comparing the DNA extracted from the remains to that of living relatives.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Pink granite called Ghiandone Limbara was extracted from the Sinnada quarry in northern Sardinia from the late 1970s to 2011.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
The blooms are rushed to an on-site factory where the fragrance is extracted using a 150-year-old technique developed in Grasse.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Rare earth minerals are often extracted by creating leaching ponds and adding chemicals to separate the metals.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
As before, to make the identifications, the team extracted DNA from archaeological samples and compared it with mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA from descendants.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Large green areas in white pegmatite rock called spodumene are extracted to make lithium.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
All the identifications were made by comparing the DNA extracted from the remains to that of living relatives.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Pink granite called Ghiandone Limbara was extracted from the Sinnada quarry in northern Sardinia from the late 1970s to 2011.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
The blooms are rushed to an on-site factory where the fragrance is extracted using a 150-year-old technique developed in Grasse.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Rare earth minerals are often extracted by creating leaching ponds and adding chemicals to separate the metals.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
Verb
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The dogs, including newborn puppies, were pulled to safety by the Brandywine Valley SPCA rescue team.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The war pulled the Bureau away from these efforts, but once peace returned, Kline and his scientists had gone back to work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Verb
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In what was billed an organizational coup, the Braves pried Chuck Tanner from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cox from the Jays.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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From there, one person held the blue heron still as the other carefully and forcefully pried the oyster's shells apart with a screwdriver.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
Verb
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The two police officers who responded found a short, stocky man in the backyard and an aluminum shed with its door yanked off.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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During the scuffle, the victim’s gold chain was yanked from his neck.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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There’s no trace of anything strummed or plucked; clusters of tone simply materialize out of thin air, as capricious as weather.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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He’s plucked employees from companies like Uber, Google, and Facebook to professionalize the place.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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