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
Well, that individual that has extracted themselves from that social context, that story of their experience kind of ends there.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
About six months later, in March of this year, investigators received confirmation that a DNA profile was extracted from the remains.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
This year, staff extracted ballots by hand, reducing the number that needed to be duplicated.
—Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
The employee was extracted from under the car and was taken to Prime Healthcare Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet with what are believed to be injuries to the employee's lower body.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
The surgeons carefully dissected the area and extracted all larvae.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Inside, interpreters demonstrate drilling equipment and detail how ore was extracted while revealing the dangerous, claustrophobic physical reality of mining.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
To see what was happening, his team added a dash of enzymes extracted from yeast cultures.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
In unconventional formations, only a small percentage of hydrocarbons in place are typically extracted.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
About six months later, in March of this year, investigators received confirmation that a DNA profile was extracted from the remains.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
This year, staff extracted ballots by hand, reducing the number that needed to be duplicated.
—Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
The employee was extracted from under the car and was taken to Prime Healthcare Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet with what are believed to be injuries to the employee's lower body.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
The surgeons carefully dissected the area and extracted all larvae.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Inside, interpreters demonstrate drilling equipment and detail how ore was extracted while revealing the dangerous, claustrophobic physical reality of mining.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
To see what was happening, his team added a dash of enzymes extracted from yeast cultures.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
In unconventional formations, only a small percentage of hydrocarbons in place are typically extracted.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
Verb
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Detmers was still 15 pitches shy of his season-high when Suzuki pulled him.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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On May 5, three people dressed in waterproof hip waders and other protective gear pried open a maintenance hole cover and descended into the sewer on a street in Queens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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But the suspicion the US wasn’t really a football nation was compounded at the opening ceremony, after Diana Ross danced the length of the pitch to take a penalty kick and yanked the ball far left of the goal, which was unfortunately rigged to split apart to simulate a wonder-strike.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The Venice Biennale opened its most chaotic and contested edition in recent memory on May 9, with the prestigious Golden Lion yanked from contention after the jury quit in protest of Israel’s and Russia’s participation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Elsewhere on the ruby red carpet, Greta Lee paid homage to beloved cowgirl, Jessie, brought to life by Joan Cusack in all five films, wearing a red and white spherical, one-shoulder gown plucked straight from the Christian Dior spring 2026 couture runway.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Either way, what ancient musicians realized is that changing the length of a string also changed its vibration when plucked, which in turn changed the musical pitch.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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