extracted

past tense of extract

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Recent Examples of extracted As the air is extracted, the coffee grounds transition from a loose, flowing state into a rigid mass that molds itself around the object’s shape. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Working with paleopathologists from the University of Pisa in Italy, the team analyzed DNA extracted from the ribs of Francesco I de' Medici, as well as Giovanni de' Medici, his younger brother who died of malaria 25 years earlier. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Obligations were never extracted, and renewals were never tracked. Patrick O'Connor, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 It is derived from purified DNA fragments extracted most commonly from salmon, and sometimes from certain trout. Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026 Founded in 1872 and named after English engineer James Humberstone, the settlement once employed thousands of workers who extracted saltpeter from the surrounding desert for use in fertilizer and explosives, which were then exported worldwide. Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 As residents pay fines and fees, money is extracted from the communities that can least afford the loss. Brian Lawton, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 During processing, the juices are extracted from the fruit, and the remaining flesh and fiber are discarded. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026 Another pet rescue came days after the earthquakes, when a living but terrified puppy was extracted from a pile of debris. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
Verb
  • Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Kerkering then hit Alonso on an 0-2 count, and after Mayza entered, Henderson pulled his 2-1 sinker to the base of the right-center wall.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After the Navy shipped out, hurricane-force Aleutian winds pried homes apart.
    Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026
  • My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Then we’re yanked into Louis’s hazy POV, from which Armand is reading another one of his apology letters.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • However, their anti-tank and anti-air systems failed to make a decisive difference after the Shah of Iran suddenly yanked out Iran’s decisive support from under them and cut a deal with Baghdad, crushing Kurdish morale in the process.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The clip, plucked out of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, spread like wildfire through the digital landscape.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • His presentation for the pavilion consisted of a single work by the artist and former Olympic sailor Charles Lim Yi Yong, a twenty-foot-tall buoy that the artist plucked from the Singapore sea.
    News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026

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“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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