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
How the Discovery Was Confirmed DNA from the specimen was extracted in Scotland and sent to Aberystwyth University in Wales for sequencing to confirm the identification.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Her sister, 27, had to be extracted due to the damage on her side of the vehicle.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Cod liver oil, which is extracted from the livers of Atlantic cod fish, can be found at your standard grocery store or pharmacy.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 Mar. 2026
False teeth had been used since Colonial years, with various attempts to replace rotten teeth that had been extracted to avoid illness.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Grier could have extracted more or better assets from his set of pending UFA defensemen, but this was mostly about not disrupting the locker room and showing Macklin Celebrini that San Jose is ready to turn the corner and make the organization an attractive NHL option for players again.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Training the controllers The controllers of the humanoid robot were trained on dynamic parkour motions extracted from the dataset, using reinforcement learning.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
To gain a more complete picture Rahman and Galib chemically extracted and analyzed the various rice proteins from brown rice, kernels, and rice bran.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
Officials said the man, believed to be in his 20s or 30s, died despite being quickly extracted and provided with immediate medical care.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Her sister, 27, had to be extracted due to the damage on her side of the vehicle.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Cod liver oil, which is extracted from the livers of Atlantic cod fish, can be found at your standard grocery store or pharmacy.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 Mar. 2026
False teeth had been used since Colonial years, with various attempts to replace rotten teeth that had been extracted to avoid illness.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Grier could have extracted more or better assets from his set of pending UFA defensemen, but this was mostly about not disrupting the locker room and showing Macklin Celebrini that San Jose is ready to turn the corner and make the organization an attractive NHL option for players again.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Training the controllers The controllers of the humanoid robot were trained on dynamic parkour motions extracted from the dataset, using reinforcement learning.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
To gain a more complete picture Rahman and Galib chemically extracted and analyzed the various rice proteins from brown rice, kernels, and rice bran.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
Officials said the man, believed to be in his 20s or 30s, died despite being quickly extracted and provided with immediate medical care.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
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Brent crude, which at one point neared $120 a barrel, pulled back significantly to around $90.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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As a result, insurers, oil companies and cargo firms have pulled back from operating in the area or transiting the critical waterway.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The officers pried open the panel to free the woman, who was unable to get out of the tank on her own, according to the court records.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn, the stars of Amazon’s reimagined Young Sherlock series, have been pried away from set to talk to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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While there is no physical blockade in the strait, Iran has threatened to attack any vessels moving through it, and insurers have yanked their war-risk policies, leaving hundreds of tankers in limbo.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Grand Rapids yanked Sherlock with 44 seconds to play, and the extra man paid off as Jameson Duell scored 15 seconds later to tie the game and send it into overtime.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Suffice it to say, my salmon and avocado toast could have been made with stuff caught and plucked that day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Moss is one of two employees that Virco, a school-furniture maker known for its colorful plastic classroom chairs, plucked from other departments for three-year apprenticeships in tool and die.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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